In the early 1900’s the U.S. Army imported camels into the desert regions of the Middle East.  The camels were used to carry water and supplies for the army in these hot deserts, since camels are able to withstand temperatures that would kill men.  These desert areas were very harsh and were uninhabited by human inhabitants.  As a result, the Army needed people to manage the camels in these harsh desert regions.  People who were willing to endure the harsh conditions were typically people from the Arabian Peninsula and came to be known as “Camel Jockeys
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One reason the term is used is because many of the camels used to race in the past were imported from the Middle East.  They’ve also been used for transporting goods, as well as during the creation of the Suez Canal.
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Why are middle eastern people called Camel Jockeys?
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