Saudi Arabia Date FruitsSaudi Arabia Date Fruits

Prof. Abdulrahman Al JanobiProf. Abdulrahman Al JanobiCEO of NAKHLCEO of NAKHL

History of Date Palms

History of Date Palms

Saudi Arabia is the home land of the Date Palm Tree. With more than 10000 years of age it is one of the oldest trees in the world. Many nations transferred the palm trees from Saudi Arabia to other places in the world after they became amused by its charming beauty and its endless generosity

History of Date Palms

In Islam, dates have received more attention than any other fruit. For instance, Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) encouraged Muslims to break their fast at the sunset during the month of Ramadan by dates and water. He once said that if a person has some dates in his house then he is not poor.

History of Date Palms

The word “date” is mentioned in the Holy Qur’an more than 20 times. While the date palm tree is called “nakhl,” the fruit is called “tamr” in Arabic.The date palm, mentioned more than any other fruit-bearing plant in the Qur’an, is a symbol often associated with Islam and Muslims.

History of Date Palms

The people in the Arabian Peninsula associated with this special tree.

It is the source of food

Main part of the house

Animal feed

History of Date Palms

Statistical Facts

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We have 25 million palm trees in Saudi Arabia

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We have more than 400 varieties

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We are producing more than 1.1 million tons

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We have more than 200 processing plants

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The cold storage can store more than 300,000 tons. The dates are available during the year

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We have several seasonal festivals

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We have 4 major date marketing festivals out of the season

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Saudi Euro cooperation

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There is a high Demand for Saudi Dates in many countries due to the quality and number of varieties

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Saudis' consume about 770,000 tons

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We are producing the highest quality of Dates

Do not forget to buy 3 Saudi dates

for your lovely date