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Pearl-diving in Kuwait
Pearl-diving trips are held annually under the patronage of the Kuwaiti emir in order to keep alive traditions that accompanied the once important national trade of pearl diving, prior to the discovery of oil.
Kuwaiti pearl divers prepare for the upcoming of the Pearl Diving Festival in Kuwait City on August 13, 2013. Pearl-diving trips are held annually under the patronage of the Kuwaiti emir in order to keep alive traditions that accompanied the once important national trade of pearl diving, prior to the discovery of oil. (AFP/Getty Images)
Kuwaiti pearl divers prepare for the upcoming of the Pearl Diving Festival in Kuwait City on August 13, 2013. Pearl-diving trips are held annually under the patronage of the Kuwaiti emir in order to keep alive traditions that accompanied the once important national trade of pearl diving, prior to the discovery of oil. (AFP/Getty Images)
Kuwaitis sail in traditional dhows during the annual pearl diving season on August 11, 2015 off the port of Khairan, 100 kilometres south of Kuwait City. Pearl-diving trips are held annually under the patronage of the Kuwaiti emir in order to keep alive traditions that accompanied the once-important national pearl trade before the discovery of the oil wealth. (AFP/Getty Images)
Kuwaiti divers search for shells containing pearls during the annual pearl diving season on August 11, 2015 off the port of Khairan, 100 kilometres south of Kuwait City. Pearl-diving trips are held annually under the patronage of the Kuwaiti emir in order to keep alive traditions that accompanied the once-important national pearl trade before the discovery of the oil wealth. (AFP/Getty Images)
Kuwaiti pearl divers prepare for the upcoming of the Pearl Diving Festival in Kuwait City on August 13, 2013. Pearl-diving trips are held annually under the patronage of the Kuwaiti emir in order to keep alive traditions that accompanied the once important national trade of pearl diving, prior to the discovery of oil. (AFP/Getty Images)
Kuwaiti divers look for pearls in shells they picked during the annual pearl diving season on August 11, 2015 off the port of Khairan, 100 kilometres south of Kuwait City. Pearl-diving trips are held annually under the patronage of the Kuwaiti emir in order to keep alive traditions that accompanied the once-important national pearl trade before the discovery of the oil wealth. (AFP/Getty Images)
Kuwaiti divers look for pearls in shells they picked during the annual pearl diving season on August 11, 2015 off the port of Khairan, 100 kilometres south of Kuwait City. Pearl-diving trips are held annually under the patronage of the Kuwaiti emir in order to keep alive traditions that accompanied the once-important national pearl trade before the discovery of the oil wealth. (AFP/Getty Images)
