Saudi Arabia has announced plans to issue passports to the kingdom’s millions of camels, to help better manage the country’s prized herds.

Axar.az informs, citing Al Arabiya, the ministry of the environment, water and agriculture promised the initiative would enhance the “productivity and efficiency in the sector and build a reliable reference database for camels”.

A social media post from the ministry on Tuesday included a picture of the document: a green passport stamped with the country’s coat of arms and a golden image of a camel.

The passport will “contribute to organizing sales and trading operations by regulating commerce and transport, ensuring official documentation, protecting owners’ rights, and facilitating proof of ownership,” according state-backed broadcaster Al Ekhbariya.

In 2024, the government estimated there were around 2.2 million camels in the kingdom.