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The Kharai, is a rare and unique breed of dromedary camel, commonly known as the 'swimming camel' due to its ability to thrive in the salt marshes of Kutch district, located in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Their name is derived from the Gujarati language word 'khara', meaning salty. [1]
Jasol is a village in Pachpadra tehsil of Balotra District of the Indian state of Rajasthan.The historical village of Jasol, the capital of the former Malani area was ruled by the independent Mahecha clan of the Rathore Rajputs. It includes cenotaphs, and the temple of Rani Bhatiyani.
A Field Manual of Camel Diseases : traditional and modern health care for the dromedary. London: Intermediate Technology Publications. ISBN 978-1-85339-503-1. OCLC 42875459. Köhler-Rollefson, Ilse (2014). Camel Karma: Twenty Years Among India's Camel Nomads. Tranquebar Press. ISBN 978-93-84030-63-6. OCLC 899261519. Köhler-Rollefson, Ilse (2023).
The Free French Camel Corps fought during World War II, and camel-mounted units remained in service until the end of French rule over Algeria in 1962. [105] In 1916, the British created the Imperial Camel Corps. It was originally used to fight the Senussi, but was later used in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in World War I. The Imperial Camel ...
The Rajasthan Camel (Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act was passed in Rajasthan, India in 2015. Supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), it created restrictions on camel slaughter and export in Rajasthan, with the goal of increasing the camel population. However, it appears to have had the ...
Camel Research Farm, Bikaner. ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel, Bikaner, is a Premier Research Centre located at Bikaner city of Rajasthan.Considering the importance of camel in the socio-economic development of arid and semi-arid zones, the Government of India established a Project Directorate on Camel at Bikaner (India) on 5 July 1984 under aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural ...
A cama is a hybrid between a male dromedary camel and a female llama, and has been produced via artificial insemination at the Camel Reproduction Centre in Dubai. [1] The first cama was born on January 14, 1998.
Rabari, a caste of Camel Herders- Tashrih al-aqvam (1825) The Rabari people (also known as Rebari, Raika, Desai and Dewasi people) are a caste group from Rajasthan, Kutch region of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Punjab of India and the Sindh province of Pakistan. [1] [2] They were traditionally camel herders but have now taken to rearing sheep ...