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Traditional goat hair tents are woven by Saudi women.

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RIYADH:  As  winter  draws  near,  a  long- standing  custom   in  the  center  of  Saudi  Arabia's  Northern  Borders  region   is  flourishing. Traditional  goat-hair  tents,  called  "buyut  al-sha'ar"  in  the  local  dialect,  are  expertly  crafted  by   elderly  women  here  and  serve  as  a  live  example  of  Saudi  hospitality. The  traditional  craft  depends   on  goat  and  sheep  hair,  which  is  supplied   by  the  region's  plentiful   livestock,   which  includes  more  than  7  million   heads  of   cattle  and  camels,  according  to  a  report  by  the  Saudi  Press  Age...