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The Camel Market, one of
Shalateen’s most memorable attractions, lies in the vast backyard of
this small town and has thousands of camels on display. Buyers from
all across Egypt
converge here to choose from the different breeds brought by herders
who come from
Sudan
on foot. Some buyers want fine-looking white camels, possibly for
tourist-related businesses; others look for strong, well-built
camels that can handle hard labor, while many are just looking for
pounds of meat.After the shopping is done, the camels are taken to
the loading area, where they climb into the trucks with the help of
man-made platforms and ramps. If this area is too crowded, the men
have no choice but to heft the camel into the truck themselves.
Riding a camel is easy, but carrying it is hard. It takes about half
a dozen men to lift one small camel into a truck
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