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The Medjool date (Arabic: تمر المجهول - tamar al-majhūl. Tamar means 'date' and majhūl means 'unknown', from جَهِلَ jahila, 'to not know') [1] [2] also known as Medjoul, Mejhoul or Majhool, is a large, sweet cultivated variety of date (Phoenix dactylifera). It is an important commercial variety constituting some 25% of ...
The most renowned cultivars worldwide include Deglet Noor, originally of Algeria; Zahidi and Hallawi of Iraq; Medjool of Morocco; Mazafati of Iran. [3] Most of the information in the following list is from Date Palm Genetic Resources and Utilization by Al-Khayri et al. (2015). [4] [5]
Palm tree in an oasis in Kebili, Tunisia Deglet Nour dates Deglet Nour , also spelled Deglet Noor , [ a ] is a cultivar of the date palm that originated in the oasis of Tolga in Algeria . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Commonly referred to as the "queen of all dates", [ 3 ] the authentic Algerian [ 4 ] Deglet Nour date has a soft touch, a translucent light color ...
The Judean date palm at Ketura, Israel, nicknamed Methuselah. The Judean date palm is a date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) grown in Judea.It is not clear whether there was ever a single distinct Judean cultivar, but dates grown in the region have had distinctive reputations for thousands of years, and the date palm was anciently regarded as a symbol of the region and its fertility.
The Balanites aegyptiaca tree reaches 10 m (33 ft) in height with a generally narrow form. The branches have long, straight green spines arranged in spirals. The dark green compound leaves grow out of the base of the spines [6] and are made up of two leaflets which are variable in size and shape. [8]
Food for the gods, sometimes known as a date bar or date and walnut bar, is a Filipino pastry dessert similar to the American dessert bar. Dates and walnuts are some of the main ingredients. The food is popular during the Christmas season, when they are wrapped in colored cellophane and sometimes given as gifts.
Khalas (Arabic: خلاص) is a cultivar of the palm date that is widely grown in eastern Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the Persian Gulf region and taking up a large percentage of the farmlands in Oman and regarded as the original cultivar in the region. One of the most expensive varieties of Emirati date, [1] it has brown skin. [2] [3]
Date palm cultivation began in the Jordan River Valley, and the earliest date pits have been discovered at Ein Gedi by the Dead Sea. In the Golan, olives trees were grown and olive oil was produced there. [7] Chickpea cultivation dates back to the Bronze Age (3300 – 1200 BCE) [8] and grapes and olives became important crops in the hill ...