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falconry

[fawl-kuhn-ree, fal-, faw-kuhn-] / ˈfɔl kən ri, ˈfæl-, ˈfɔ kən- /


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But another sport is flying high in the historic center of the capital, Doha, as over a million foreign fans flock to the tiny emirate: Falconry.

From Washington Times • Nov. 19, 2022

Falconry in the Middle East goes back more than 5,000 years and was introduced to the sandy Arabian peninsula that became Qatar by humble Bedouin tribes.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022

Falconry is one of the most prevalent sports in Qatar, indeed the Arabian Peninsula as a whole, and there are specialist stores run by falconers, who have the for-sale birds on display on their perches.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2022

Falconry, he told me, “has been a lifestyle all the way through.”

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022

Falconry, or hawking, was one of the most popular sports of the Middle Ages.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz




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