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Riyadh : During the auction in Saudi Arabia, rare breed falcons have sold for more than Rs 11.8 million.
According to Arab media reports, during the international bid of the falcons in Saudi Arabia, the rare breed of baaz was bought by a buyer for 270,000 riyals, which comes to close to Rs 11.833,876 per Pakistani currency.
According to the report, a bidding ceremony was held in Malham, northern Riyadh, in which rare breed of falcons were offered for sale.
The falcon, which grew up in al-Aradi farm, has been described as the most expensive falcon in the Middle East, with a length and width of 17, 17 inches while weighing 1,155 kg.
During the auction, local citizen and businessman Maatab Munir al-Ayyafi put the highest price for it, after which he was declared the owner of baaz.
According to the report, 300,000 riyals will be given to the owner of the most beautiful falcon, while 2 and 100,000 riyals will be gifted as money respectively to those who come second and third.
'I got a passion for resonating with ancestors, we hunt with the help of falcons,' said buyer Matab Munir al-Ayyafi. 'Apart from rearing, he said, 'he is also fond of horse riding and rearing the most expensive horses'.
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