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List of the Names of Camels per Color

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Camels are attributed various names based on their colors. The list below presents fifteen names of camels designated per color.

Al-Atham Camel: Camel of a deep reddish color tinged with black.

Al-Ahsab Camel: Camel of a white-reddish or white-reddish-blackish color.

Al-Ahlas Camel: Camel with black shoulder and a lighter black skin.

Al-Ahmar Camel: A purely red camel.

Al-Aklaf Camel: Camel of a black-reddish color, with its female known as "kalfa'."

Al-Adkhan Camel: A camel of a mixed color, featuring some black on the nose, shoulders, and the peak of the hump, with its female known as "Dakhna'."

Al-Adham Camel: A camel of a white-blackish color that turns into pure black as the camel becomes thinner, with its female known as "Dahma'."

Al-Ashkal Camel: A black camel featuring some red or dust-like color.

Al-Ashab or Sihabi Camel: A reddish-colored camel.

Al-Aghyas Camel: A white-blondish camel.

Al-Akhab Camel: An almost black camel whose color is not clear yet.

Al-Amghar Camel: A camel whose face is red with a pure white body.

Al-Amlah Camel: A pitch black camel.

Al-Awraq Camel: A black-whitish camel.

Al-Awdah Camel: Also known as al-Akhal Camel, referring to a camel with black eyes and tail.