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Saudi dates festival attracts people from all over the Arab World

Global Arab Network - - George Haddad

Sunday, 06 September 2009 20:56

The fifth Onaiza dates festival continued in Saudi Arabia with the event attracting people from the GCC region and Arab world.
The General Manager of the Festival, Yousif Al-Dakhil, told KUNA that Al-Qassim region's dates were among the best in the world, revealing that the region has around five million palm trees with around one million trees in the Onaiza area.

Al-Dakhil also mentioned that last's year profits reached around SAR 230 million, adding that the current festival saw the purchase of dates for an amount of SAR 12 million.

Meanwhile, Kuwait News Agency also met with Kuwaiti dates enthusiasts attending this year's festival.

Suleiman Al-Wazzan told KUNA that he owned a farm in Onaiza area and he is participating in the event to sell his dates as well as acquiring some tasteful products which the event always offers.

Faisal Al-Kandari said on his part that he came to the festival to buy around six tons of dates which he would later sell in Kuwait.

Al-Qassim region is home for around 200 varieties of dates which are very tasty and delicious including Sukkari, Khlas, Berhi, etc.

Global Arab Network

By Abdulrazak Al-Hezami, audi Arabia, KUNA

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