Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival
The Liwa Moreeb Dune Festival, which attracts participants from around the Gulf region, includes a variety of races (cars, bikes, falcons, camels and horses) and other activities aimed at promoting the area’s folklore.
- A dune buggy driver trains before competing in a sand dune drag racing event on January 8, 2016, as part of the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival in the Liwa desert, some 250 kilometers southwest of Abu Dhabi. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- Pigeons fly over the Liwa desert, 250 kilometers west of the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi, during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival on January 5, 2016. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- A picture taken on January 5, 2016, during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival shows the Liwa desert, some 250 kilometers west of the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- A man walks his camels across the Liwa desert, some 250 kilometers west of the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi, during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival on January 5, 2016. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- A man walks his camels across the Liwa desert, some 250 kilometers west of the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi, during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival on January 5, 2016. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- Camels prepare to compete during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival on January 5, 2016, in the Liwa desert, 250 kilometers west of the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- Camels compete during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival on January 5, 2016, in the Liwa desert, 250 kilometers west of the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- Camels compete during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival on January 5, 2016, in the Liwa desert, 250 kilometers west of the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- Jockeys compete in a race for purebred Arab horses during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival on January 5, 2016, in the Liwa desert, 250 kilometers west of the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- A dune buggy driver trains before competing in a sand dune drag racing event on January 8, 2016, as part of the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival in the Liwa desert, some 250 kilometres southwest of Abu Dhabi. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- Bikers train before competing in a sand dune drag racing event on January 7, 2016, as part of the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival in the Liwa desert, some 250 kilometres southwest of Abu Dhabi. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- Pigeons fly over the Liwa desert, 250 kilometers west of the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi, during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival on January 5, 2016. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- A dune buggy driver trains before competing in a sand dune drag racing event on January 8, 2016, as part of the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival in the Liwa desert, some 250 kilometers southwest of Abu Dhabi. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- A dune buggy driver trains before competing in a sand dune drag racing event on January 8, 2016, as part of the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival in the Liwa desert, some 250 kilometers southwest of Abu Dhabi. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- Saudi youths react as their vehicle descends a sand dune late on January 7, 2016, during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival in the Liwa desert, some 250 kilometers southwest of Abu Dhabi. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- A driver takes part in a sand dune drag racing event on January 7, 2016, as part of the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival in the Liwa desert, some 250 kilometers southwest of Abu Dhabi. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- Emiratis drive a British made Mini on January 7, 2016, during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival in the Liwa desert, some 250 kilometers southwest of Abu Dhabi. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- Bikers train on their motorbikes before competing in the bikes championship during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival on January 7, 2016 in the Liwa desert, 250 kilometers west of the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- Emirati falconers take pictures as they train their birds on January 6, 2016, during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival in the Liwa desert, some 250 kilometers southwest of Abu Dhabi. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- An Emirati falconer prepares to train his bird on January 6, 2016, during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival in the Liwa desert, some 250 kilometers southwest of Abu Dhabi. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- A bird of prey stands on a perch as Emiratis prepare themselves to train their birds on January 6, 2016, during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival in the Liwa desert, some 250 kilometers southwest of Abu Dhabi. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
- Jockeys compete in a race for purebred Arab horses during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival on January 5, 2016, in the Liwa desert, 250 kilometers west of the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)