Birqash Camel Market

The Birqash Camel Market is the largest camel market in Egypt. The Market Is held at Birqash (pronounced Bir’ash), a small village 35km northwest of Cairo, just on the edge of the Delta’s cultivated land. The Birqash camel market provides a glimpse of rural Egyptian life.On Friday mornings, livestock merchants from across the region gather in Birqash to buy, sell and trade camels.