list of date cultivars

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A large number of date cultivars and varieties emerged through history of its cultivation, but the exact number is difficult to assess. Hussain and El-Zeid{{cite journal|publisher=Ministry of Agriculture and Water, Saudi Arabia |year=1975 |title=Studies on physical and chemical characteristics of date varieties of Saudi Arabia |last1=Hussain |first1=Fazal |last2=El-Zeid |first2=A}} (1975) have reported 400 varieties, while Nixon{{cite journal|last=Nixon |first=R.W. |year=1954 |title=Date culture in Saudi Arabia |journal=Ann. Date Growers' Instit. |issue=31 |pages=15–20}} (1954) named around 250. Most of those are limited to a particular region, and only a few dozen have attained broader commercial importance. The most renowned cultivars worldwide include Deglet Noor, originally of Algeria; Zahidi and Hallawi of Iraq; Medjool of Morocco; Mazafati of Iran.{{cite book|first1=Jiwan S. |last1=Sidhu |editor-first1=Y. H. |editor-last1=Hui|editor-first2=József |editor-last2=Barta|editor-first3=M. Pilar |editor-last3=Cano|title=Handbook of Fruits and Fruit Processing|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vu8gsgLeW-YC&pg=PA396|pages=391–396 |chapter=22. Date Fruits Production and Processing|date=28 February 2008|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-27648-8}}

Most of the information in the following list is from Date Palm Genetic Resources and Utilization by Al-Khayri et al. (2015).{{cite book|editor-last=Al-Khayri|editor-first=Jameel M.|editor-last2=Jain|editor-first2=Shri Mohan|editor-last3=Johnson|editor-first3=Dennis V.|title=Date Palm Genetic Resources and Utilization|publisher=Springer Netherlands|publication-place=Dordrecht|year=2015|volume=1|isbn=978-94-017-9693-4|doi=10.1007/978-94-017-9694-1|s2cid=40086887 }}{{cite book|editor-last=Al-Khayri|editor-first=Jameel M.|editor-last2=Jain|editor-first2=Shri Mohan|editor-last3=Johnson|editor-first3=Dennis V.|title=Date Palm Genetic Resources and Utilization|publisher=Springer Netherlands|publication-place=Dordrecht|year=2015|volume=2|isbn=978-94-017-9706-1|doi=10.1007/978-94-017-9707-8|s2cid=41024508 }}

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{{anchor|Abdel Rahman}}Abdel Rahman

|Yemen

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{{anchor|Abel}}Abel

|Libya

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{{anchor|Abid Rahim}}Abid Raḥim, Abidraḥim

|Sudan

|{{langx|ar|عبد رحيم}}

|In Nigeria, it is called Dabino.

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{{anchor|Abyadh}}Abyadh (Bathri, seeded)

|Yemen

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{{anchor|Ademou}}Ademou

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Aghous}}Aghous (Aguis)

|Niger

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{{anchor|Aglany}}Aglany

|Egypt

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{{anchor|Aguelid}}Aguelid

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Ahardane}}Ahardane

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Ahmar Danca}}Ahmar Danca

|Mauritania

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{{anchor|Ahmar Dli}}Ahmar Dli

|Mauritania

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{{anchor|Aïssa-Iyoub}}Aïssa-Iyoub

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Ajwa}}Ajwa

|Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|العجوة}}

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{{anchor|Akanirom}}Akanirom

|Niger

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{{anchor|Al Sahagi}}Al Sahagi

|Yemen

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{{anchor|Al-Falha}}Al-Falha

|Mauritania

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{{anchor|Alfat Al-Bahoua}}Alfat Al-Bahoua

|Mauritania

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{{anchor|Alfat Foum Agadir}}Alfat Foum Agadir

|Mauritania

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{{anchor|Al-Hanaouia}}Al-Hanaouia

|Mauritania

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{{anchor|Alig}}Alig

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|العليقي}}

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{{anchor|Almadeyna}}Almadeyna

|Niger

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{{anchor|Almehtari}}Almehtari

|Iran

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{{anchor|Amari}}Amari, Ameri

|Bahrain; Israel

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|عماري}}

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{{anchor|Amchekhssi}}Amchekhssi

|Mauritania

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{{anchor|Amhat}}Amhat

|Egypt

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{{anchor|Amir}}Amir Hajj or Amer Hajj

|Iraq

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|Soft with a thin skin and thick flesh, sometimes called "the visitor's date" because it is a delicacy served to guests.

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{{anchor|Ammary}}Ammari, Ammary, Amry

|Tunisia; Egypt

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|عماري}}

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{{anchor|Anagow}}Anagow

|Chad

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|أنقو}}

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{{anchor|Anbara}}Anbara, Anbarah

|Saudi Arabia; Kuwait

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|عنبرة}}

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{{anchor|Angou}}Angou

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|أنقو}}

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{{anchor|Ardousow}}Ardousow

|Chad

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{{anchor|Aribo}}Aribo

|Chad

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{{anchor|Arichty}}Arichti, Arichty, Rochty

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|عرشتي}}

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{{anchor|Arsandow}}Arsandow

|Chad

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{{anchor|Asabia el Aroos}}Asabia el Aroos

|Yemen

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{{anchor|Asada}}Asada

|Sudan

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{{anchor|Aseel}}Aṣeel

|Pakistan

|{{langx|ur|أصيل}}

|Dates from Pakistan that are pitted and diced

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{{anchor|Ashhal}}Ashhal

|Bahrain

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{{anchor|Ashrasi}}Ashrasi

|Syria

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|اشرسي}}

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{{anchor|Aswad}}Aswad

|Qatar

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{{anchor|Atratinna}}Atratinna

|Niger

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{{anchor|Awaidi}}Awaidi

|Kuwait

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{{anchor|Azat}}Azat

|Qatar

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{{anchor|Azigzao}}Azigzao

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Aziza Bouzid}}Aziza Bouzid

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Azzani}}Azzani

|Yemen

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{{anchor|Baghaberha}}Baghaberha

|Niger

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{{anchor|Bagounia}}Bagounia

|Niger

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{{anchor|Bamour}}Bamour

|Libya

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{{anchor|Banat - Alabade}}Banat - Alabade

|Bahrain

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{{anchor|Banat - Alssyid}}Banat - Alssyid

|Bahrain

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{{anchor|Baqal}}Baqal

|Yemen

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{{anchor|Barakawi}}Barakawi

|Sudan

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|بركاوي}}

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{{anchor|Barbosa}}Barbosa

|Yemen

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{{anchor|Barhee}}Barḥi, Barḥee

|Bahrain; India; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Kuwait; Palestine; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Syria; Djibouti; Sudan

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|برحي}}

|Nearly spherical, light amber to dark brown when ripe; soft, with thick flesh and rich flavour. One of the few varieties that are good in the khalal stage when they are yellow (like a fresh grape, as opposed to dry, like a raisin).

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{{anchor|Barni}}Barni

|Oman

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|برني}}

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{{anchor|Barni Madinah}}Barni Madinah

|Saudi Arabia

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{{anchor|Bartamoda}}Bartamoda, Barttamoda

|Egypt; Sudan

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{{anchor|Basbrik}}Basbrik

|Mauritania

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{{anchor|Bashbak}}Bashbak

|Qatar

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{{anchor|Bayad}}Bayaḍ

|Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|بياض}}

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{{anchor|Baydir}}Baydir

|Algeria

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|{{cite conference|editor-last=Jarvis |editor-first=Devra Ivy |conference=Enhancing the Use of Crop Genetic Diversity to Manage Abiotic Stress in Agricultural Production Systems (23-27 May 2005) |location=Budapest, Hungary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W3xUNLG9xGwC&pg=PA57 |year=2006 |publisher=Bioversity International |title=Indigenous knowledge in management of abiotic stress: Date palm genetic resources diversity in the oases of Maghreb region |first1=Abdelmajid |last1=Rhouma |first2=Noureddine |last2=Nasr |first3=Abdelmalek |last3=Zirari |first4=Malek |last4=Belguedj|isbn=978-92-9043-722-2|pages=57–}}

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{{anchor|Begum Jangi}}Begum Jangi

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Beid}}Beiḍ

|Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|بيض}}

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{{anchor|Bejjou}}Bejjou or bejou

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|الباجو}}

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{{anchor|Beladi}}Beladi

|Djibouti

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{{anchor|Belhazit}}Belhazit

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Bent-Eisha}}Bent-Eisha

|Egypt

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{{anchor|Bent Qbala}}Bent Qbala

|Algeria

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{{anchor|Berni}}Berni

|Libya

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|برني}}

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{{anchor|Berz}}Berz

|Qatar

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{{anchor|Bestian}}Bestian

|Libya

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{{anchor|Bidh Hamam}}Biḍ Ḥamam

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|بيض حمام}}

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{{anchor|Bin Saif}}Bin Saif

|Qatar

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{{anchor|Biraira}}Biraira, Bireir

|Sudan

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|برير}}

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{{anchor|Birbin}}Birbin

|Syria

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|بربن}}

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{{anchor|Bisr Helou}}Bisr Ḥelou

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|بسر حلو}}

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{{anchor|Bollior}}Bollior

|Spain

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{{anchor|Bornow}}Bornow

|Chad

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{{anchor|Boucerdoune}}Boucerdoune

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Boufaggouss}}Boufaggouss, Boufegous (Moussa)

|Tunisia; Morocco

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{{anchor|Bouhattam}}Bouhattam

|Tunisia

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{{anchor|Bouijjou}}Bouijjou

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Bouittob}}Bouittob

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Boujira}}Boujira

|Mauritania

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{{anchor|Boukhanni}}Boukhanni

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Bourar}}Bourar

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Bouskri}}Bouskri

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Bouslikhene}}Bouslikhene

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Bousthami}}Bousthami

|Morocco

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|Black (kahla) and white varieties

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{{anchor|Boutemda}}Boutemda

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Bouzeggar}}Bouzeggar

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Braim}}Braim, Breim

|Kuwait; Iran

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{{anchor|Brismi}}Brismi

|Bahrain

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{{anchor|Bu Narenjah}}Bu Narenjah

|Oman

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{{anchor|Buchairah}}Buchairah

|Bahrain

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{{anchor|Buraimi}}Buraimi

|Saudi Arabia

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{{anchor|Candíos Puntiagudos}}Candíos Puntiagudos

|Spain

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{{anchor|Candits}}Candits, Cándidos, Maduros

|Spain

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{{anchor|Cheikh Mhammed}}Cheikh Mhammed (Sheikh Mohammed)

|Algeria

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{{anchor|Choddakh}}Choddakh

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|شداخ}}

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{{anchor|Confitera}}Confitera

|Spain

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{{anchor|Dabbas}}Dabbas

|United Arab Emirates

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{{anchor|Dagh}}Dagh

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Datca}}Datça

|Turkey

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{{anchor|Dan Haoussa}}Dan Haoussa

|Niger

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{{anchor|Daurat}}Daurat, Dorado

|Spain

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{{anchor|Dayri}}Dayri

|Iran; Iraq; Israel

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|ديري}}

|The "Monastery" date, these are long, slender, nearly black, and soft.

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{{anchor|De Adobo}}De Adobo

|Spain

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{{anchor|De Berberia}}De Berberia

|Spain

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{{anchor|De Espiga}}De Espiga

|Spain

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{{anchor|De Rambla}}De Rambla

|Spain

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{{anchor|De Sol}}De Sol

|Spain

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{{anchor|Dedhi}}Dedhi

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Degla Beida}}Degla Beida

|Algeria

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{{anchor|Degla Bidha}}Degla Bidha

|Tunisia

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{{anchor|Deglet Noor}}Deglet Noor

|Algeria; Chile; Peru; Tunisia; United States; Israel; Palestine; Saudi Arabia; Syria

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|دقلة نور}}

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{{anchor|Dehdar Moradi}}Dehdar Moradi

|Iran

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{{anchor|Dhakki}}Dhakki

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Dibinojeh naoura}}Dibinojeh naoura

|Cameroon

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{{anchor|Dilo}}Dilo

|Niger

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{{anchor|Dogordow}}Dogordow

|Chad

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{{anchor|Empress}}Empress

|Indio, California

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|Developed by the DaVall family from a seedling of Thoory. It is large, and is softer and sweeter than Thoory. It generally has a light tan top half and brown bottom half.

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{{anchor|Faqur}}Faqur

|Chad

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{{anchor|Fard}}Farḍ, Faraḍ

|Oman; Bahrain; Somalia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|فرض}}

|Deep dark brown, tender skin, sweet flavor, small seed. Keeps well when well packed.

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{{anchor|Fasli}}Fasli

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Fermla}}Fermla

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|فرملة}}

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{{anchor|Fezzani}}Fezzani

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|فزاني}}

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{{anchor|Ftimi}}Fṭimi or Alligue

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|فطيمي}}

|Grown in inland oases of Tunisia.

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{{anchor|Gabiley}}Gabiley

|Yemen

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|الجبيلي}}

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{{anchor|Gajjar}}Gajjar

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Gameye}}Gameye or Ngamaya

|Niger

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{{anchor|Gargoda}}Gargoda

|Egypt; Sudan

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{{anchor|Gharrah}}Gharrah

|Bahrain

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{{anchor|Ghars}}Ghars

|Algeria

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|غرس}}

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{{anchor|Gharss Souf}}Gharss Souf (Gharss Meṭṭig)

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|غرس سوف}} or {{lang|ar|غرس مطيقي}}

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{{anchor|Ghudairey}}Ghudairey

|Yemen

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{{anchor|Ghur}}Ghur

|Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|الغر}}

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{{anchor|Gish Rabi}}Gish Rabi

|Syria

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{{anchor|Goknah}}Goknah

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Gonda}}Gonda, Gounda, Goundi

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|قندة}}

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{{anchor|Gondaila}}Gondaila

|Egypt; Sudan

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{{anchor|Goria Fari}}Goria Fari

|Niger

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{{anchor|Goria Ja}}Goria Ja

|Niger

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{{anchor|Gosbi}}Goṣbi, Gouṣbi

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|قصبي}}

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{{anchor|Gros}}Gros, Cavirots, Redondos

|Spain

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{{anchor|Guewass}}Guewass

|Niger

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{{anchor|Gulistan}}Gulistan

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Gzaz}}Gzaz

|Yemen

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{{anchor|Hadib}}Hadib

|Niger

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{{anchor|Hafs}}Hafs

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Haji Mohammadi}}Haji Mohammadi

|Iran

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{{anchor|Hajri}}Hajri

|Yemen

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{{anchor|Halawi}}Ḥalawi, Ḥalawy

|India; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Palestine

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|حلاوي}}

|Soft, and extremely sweet, small to medium in size.

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{{anchor|Halima}}Halima

|Libya

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|Halima is a woman's name.

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{{anchor|Hallaw}}Hallaw/Taroot

|Bahrain

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{{anchor|Hallini}}Hallini

|Pakistan; Qatar

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{{anchor|Halwa}}Ḥalwa

|Algeria

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|الحلوة}}

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{{anchor|Hamra}}Ḥamra, Ḥamrah, Ḥamria

|Tunisia; Yemen; Libya

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|الحمراء}}

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{{anchor|Handhal}}Handhal

|Oman

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{{anchor|Haoua}}Haoua

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Harissa}}Harissa

|Djibouti

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{{anchor|Hatimi}}Hatimi

|Bahrain

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|حاتمي}}

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{{anchor|Hayany}}Hayany

|Egypt; Israel; Palestine

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|Hayani is a man's name – these dates are dark-red to nearly black and soft.

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{{anchor|Hilali}}Hilali

|Bahrain; Kuwait; Qatar; Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|هلالي}}

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{{anchor|Hillawi}}Hillawi

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Hissa}}Hissa

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|هيسة}}

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{{anchor|Hitmi}}Hitmi

|Qatar

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{{anchor|Hloua}}Hloua

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|الحلوة}}

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{{anchor|Horra}}Ḥorra

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|حرة}}

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{{anchor|Hulwa}}Ḥulwa

|Saudi Arabia, Iraq

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|الحلوة}}

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{{anchor|Humri}}Ḥumri

|Bahrain

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|الحميرة}}

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{{anchor|Hussaini}}Hussaini

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Iklane}}Iklane

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Ilfodone}}Ilfodone

|Niger

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{{anchor|Imri}}Imri

|Djibouti

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{{anchor|Indi}}Indi

|Sri Lanka

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{{anchor|Jabiri}}Jabiri, Jabri

|Bahrain; Oman; Qatar

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{{anchor|Jawan Sour}}Jawan Sour

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Jihel}}Jihel

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Jouzi}}Jouzi

|Kuwait

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Judean date palm

|Israel

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|نخل يهودا}}

|An ancient cultivar which, in 2005, was revived from a 2000-year-old seed. This cultivar is originally from the west coast of the Dead Sea.

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{{anchor|Kaanihery}}Kaanihery

|Niger

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{{anchor|Kabkab}}Kabkab

|Iran; Syria

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|کبکاب}}

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{{anchor|Karbaline}}Karbaline

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Karwan}}Karwan

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Kasho Wari}}Kasho Wari

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Kathari}}Kathari

|Libya

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{{anchor|Kehraba}}Kehraba

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Kentichi}}Kentichi

|Algeria

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|كنتيشي}}

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{{anchor|Khadrawi}}Khaḍrawi, Khaḍrawy

|Djibouti; India; Iraq; Israel; Palestine; Syria

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|خضراوي}}

|The name is Arabic for 'green'; it is a cultivar favoured by many Arabs. It is a soft, very dark date.

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{{anchor|Khalas}}Khalaṣ

|Djibouti; Sudan; Bahrain; India; Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Syria

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|خلاص}}

|One of the major palm cultivars in Saudi Arabia. Its fruit is called {{transliteration|ar|Khlaṣ}} ({{lang|ar|خلاص}}). Notably produced in Hofuf (Al-Ahsa) and Qatif in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia (ash-Sharqīyah).

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{{anchor|Kharbalian}}Kharbalian

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Khasab}}Khaṣab

|Kuwait; Oman

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|الخصاب}}

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{{anchor|Kisba}}Kisba, Kasbat - Asfoor

|Djibouti; Bahrain

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|كسبة}}

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{{anchor|Khasouee}}Khaṣouee

|Iran

|Persian: {{lang|fa|خاصوئی}}

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{{anchor|Khastawi}}Khastawi

|Iraq; Syria

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|خستاوي}}

|The leading soft date in Iraq; it is syrupy and small in size, prized for dessert.

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{{anchor|Khawaja}}Khawaja

|Bahrain

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{{anchor|Khenaizi}}Khenaizi, Khunaizi, Khuneizi, Khinaizy, Khineze

|Saudi Arabia; Bahrain; Oman; India; Sudan; Syria; United Arab Emirates

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|الخنيزي}}

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{{anchor|Khidri}}Khiḍri

|Palestine

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|خضري}}

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{{anchor|Khodry}}Khoḍry

|Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|خضري}}

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{{anchor|Khyarah}}Khyarah

|Kuwait

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|خياره}}

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{{anchor|Kinta}}Kinta, Kenta

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|كنتة}}

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{{anchor|Koîdi bichanga}}Koîdi bichanga

|Chad

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{{anchor|Koîdi dellémadow}}Koîdi dellémadow

|Chad

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{{anchor|Koîdow}}Koîdow

|Chad

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{{anchor|Kougoudou}}Kougoudou

|Chad

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{{anchor|Kouhi}}Kouhi

|Chad

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{{anchor|Koukouma}}Koukouma

|Niger

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{{anchor|Kourdow}}Kourdow

|Chad

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{{anchor|Krouskrous}}Krouskrous

|Niger

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{{anchor|Kulma}}Kulma

|Sudan

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{{anchor|Kupro}}Kupro

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Kustawy}}Kustawy

|Palestine

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|خستاوي}}

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{{anchor|Lagou}}Lagou

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|اللاقو}}

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{{anchor|Lakhdira}}Lakhdira

|Mauritania

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{{anchor|Lamdina}}Lamdina

|Mauritania

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{{anchor|Largos}}Largos

|Spain

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{{anchor|Lemsi}}Lemsi

|Tunisia

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{{anchor|Léon}}Léon

|Spain

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{{anchor|Libyan Deglet}}Libyan Deglet

|Libya

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{{anchor|Litima}}Litima

|Algeria

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{{anchor|Lohandjé}}Lohandjé

|Chad

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{{anchor|Lolo}}Lolo, Lolwi, Lulu

|Syria; Kuwait; United Arab Emirates

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{{anchor|Louted}}Louted

|Mauritania

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{{anchor|Mabroom}}Mabroom (Barni Al Ola)

|Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|مبروم}}

|A large, elongated date

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{{anchor|Mabsli}}Mabsli

|Oman

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{{anchor|Madina}}Madina

|Sudan

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{{anchor|Madini}}Madini

|Yemen

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{{anchor|Madloki}}Madloki

|Oman

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{{anchor|Mahboula}}Mahboula

|Mauritania

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{{anchor|Mah-Lbaïd}}Mah-Lbaïd

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Maiwa}}Maiwa

|Niger

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{{anchor|Maktoom}}Maktoom, Maktoomi, Maktoumi

|Syria; Kuwait; Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|مكتومي}}

|Large, red-brown, thick-skinned, soft, medium-sweet date.

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{{anchor|Malkaby}}Malkaby

|Egypt

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{{anchor|Malti}}Malṭi

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|مالطي}}

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{{anchor|Manakbir}}Manakbir

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|A large fruit that ripens early.

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{{anchor|Marchiano}}Marchiano

|Chad

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{{anchor|Marraner}}Marraner

|Spain

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{{anchor|Masli}}Masli, Masili

|Oman; Somalia

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{{anchor|Maazwati}}Maazwati

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Méboul}}Méboul

|Chad

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{{anchor|Mech Degla}}Mech Degla

|Algeria

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{{anchor|Medjool}}Medjool (Mujhoolah)

|Djibouti; Morocco; Chile; Peru; United States; India; Israel; Kuwait; Palestine; Saudi Arabia; Syria

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|المجهول}}

|A large, sweet and succulent date.

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{{anchor|Méguirti}}Méguirti

|Chad

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{{anchor|Mékléya}}Mékléya

|Chad

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{{anchor|Mékoîdi}}Mékoîdi

|Chad

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{{anchor|Mekt}}Mekt

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Meneifi}}Meneifi

|Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|منيفي}}

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{{anchor|Merziban}}Merziban

|Bahrain

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|المرزبان}}

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{{anchor|Mestali}}Mestali

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Météréli}}Météréli

|Chad

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{{anchor|Métoukouli}}Métoukouli

|Chad

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{{anchor|Mgmaget}}Mgmaget Ayuob

|Hun, Libya

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{{anchor|Mijraf}}Mijraf

|Yemen

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{{anchor|Mishriq}}Mishriq, Mishrig

|Sudan

|{{Langx|ar|مشرق|links=no}}, meaning 'east'

|Wad Khateeb and Wad Laggai varieties in Sudan

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{{anchor|Miskani}}Miskani

|Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|مسكاني}}

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{{anchor|Momeg}}Momeg

|Yemen

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{{anchor|Mordaseng}}Mordaseng

|Iran

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{{anchor|Moscatel}}Moscatel

|Spain

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{{anchor|Mourudow}}Mourudow

|Chad

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{{anchor|Mozafati}}Mozafati, Mazafati, Muzawati

|Iran; Pakistan

|Persian: {{lang|fa|مضافتی}}, meaning 'suburban' or 'peripheral'

|Dark, fleshy and sweet date of medium size with a relatively high moisture content and is suited for fresh consumption, i.e. not dried. At a temperature of {{convert|−5|C|F}} it can be kept for up to 2 years.

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{{anchor|Mriziga}}Mriziga

|Mauritania

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{{anchor|Mubashir}}Mubashir

|Bahrain

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{{anchor|Mudallal}}Mudallal

|Bahrain

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{{anchor|Muwaji}}Muwaji

|Bahrain

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{{anchor|Nabtat Ali}}Nabtat Ali

|Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|نبتة علي}}

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{{anchor|Nabtat Saif}}Nabtat Saif

|Bahrain; Saudi Arabia; Syria

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|نبتة سيف}}

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{{anchor|Nabtat Sultan}}Nabtat Sulṭan

|Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|نبتة سلطان}}

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{{anchor|Nabut Sultan}}Nabut Sultan

|Djibouti

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{{anchor|Naghal}}Naghal

|Oman

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{{anchor|Najda}}Najda

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Nebut Seif}}Nebut Seif

|Kuwait; Qatar

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|نبوت سيف}}

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{{anchor|Nemahan}}Nemahan

|Somalia

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{{anchor|Niqal}}Niqal

|Qatar

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{{anchor|Noyet Meka}}Noyet Meka

|Libya

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{{anchor|Omglaib}}Omglaib

|Libya

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{{anchor|Oraiby}}Oraiby

|Egypt

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{{anchor|Otakin}}Otakin

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Oum Arich}}Oum Arich

|Mauritania

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{{anchor|Oum-N'hal}}Oum-N’hal

|Morocco

|

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{{anchor|Oumo-Assala}}Oumo-Assala

|Djibouti

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{{anchor|Outoukdime}}Outoukdime

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Pashpag}}Pashpag

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Piarom}}Piarom

|Iran

|

|A large, thin-skinned, black-brown semi-dry date.

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{{anchor|Qantar}}Qanṭar

|Kuwait

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|قنطار}}

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{{anchor|Qash}}Qash

|Oman

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{{anchor|Qashmak}}Qashmak

|Qatar

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{{anchor|Qatarah}}Qaṭarah

|Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|قطاره}}

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{{anchor|Rabbi}}Rabbi, Rabai

|Iran; Pakistan

|Persian: {{lang|fa|ربی}}

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{{anchor|Rabia}}Rabia

|Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|ربيعة}}

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{{anchor|Ras Lahmer}}Ras Lahmer, Ras Ltmar

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Roghni}}Roghni

|Pakistan

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{{anchor|Rojo}}Rojo

|Spain

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{{anchor|Rotab}}Roṭab

|Iran, Iraq

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|رطب}}

|Dark and soft.

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{{anchor|Ruthana}}Ruthana, Rotana

|Saudi Arabia; Qatar

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|روثانة}}

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{{anchor|Ruzeiz}}Ruzeiz, Rzaiz, Rzizi

|Saudi Arabia; Bahrain; Djibouti

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|الرزيز}}

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{{anchor|Sabaka}}Sabaka

|Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|سباكة}}

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{{anchor|Sabo}}Ṣabo

|Bahrain

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|الصبو}}

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{{anchor|Safawi}}Ṣafawi

|Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|صفاوي}}

|Mainly grown in the Al-Madina region. Soft, semi-dried date variety; distinctive deep black colour, length and medium size. Share similarities with Ajwa dates such as taste.

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Ṣafrir

|Israel

|{{langx|he|צפריר}}

|Red colored sweet dates that can be eaten immediately after being harvested from the tree

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{{anchor|Sahcari}}Sahcari

|Somalia

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{{anchor|Saiedi}}Saiedi, Saidi

|Libya

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|Soft, very sweet, these are popular in Libya.

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{{anchor|Saila}}Saila

|Libya

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|Soft, very sweet, these are popular in Libya.

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{{anchor|Saïrlayalate}}Saïrlayalate

|Morocco

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{{anchor|Sakkoty}}Sakkoty

|Egypt

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{{anchor|Salani}}Salani

|Oman

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{{anchor|Salmadina}}Salmadina

|Mauritania

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{{anchor|Samany}}Samany

|Egypt

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{{anchor|Samaran}}Samaran

|Kuwait

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{{anchor|Sari}}Sari

|Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|سري}}

|

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{{anchor|Sayer}}Sayer

|Iran; Iraq

|Arabic for 'common'

|Dark orange-brown, of medium size, soft and syrupy.

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{{anchor|Seedling}}Seedling

|Sudan

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{{anchor|Sefri}}Ṣefri, Ṣufry

|Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|صفري}}

|

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{{anchor|Segae}}Ṣegae

|Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|صقعي}}

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{{anchor|Sellaj}}Sellaj

|Saudi Arabia

|{{Langx|ar|سلّج|links=no}}

|

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{{anchor|Selmi}}Selmi

|Bahrain

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{{anchor|Serfateh}}Serfateh

|Yemen

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{{anchor|Setrawi}}Setrawi

|Bahrain

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{{anchor|Sewi}}Sewi

|India

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{{anchor|Shabibi}}Shabibi

|Bahrain

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{{anchor|Shahabi}}Shahabi

|Syria

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{{anchor|Shahal}}Shahal, Shahl

|Saudi Arabia; Oman

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|شهل}}

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{{anchor|Shahani}}Shahani

|Iran

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|شاهانی}}

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{{anchor|Shambari}}Shambari

|Bahrain

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{{anchor|Shamiya}}Shamiya

|Egypt

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{{anchor|Shamran}}Shamran

|India

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{{anchor|Shebebi}}Shebebi

|Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|الشبيبي}}

|

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{{anchor|Sheeri}}Sheeri

|Djibouti

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{{anchor|Shaishi}}Shaishi, Shishi

|Saudi Arabia; Bahrain; Kuwait; Qatar

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|الشيشي}}

|

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{{anchor|Sils}}Sils

|Bahrain

|

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{{anchor|Siwy}}Siwy

|Egypt

|

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{{anchor|Sokotri}}Sokotri

|Yemen

|

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{{anchor|Soukani}}Soukani

|Mauritania

|

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{{anchor|Sukkari}}Sukkari, Suckari, Sokeri

|Saudi Arabia; Kuwait; Libya

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|سكري}}, meaning 'sugar' or 'sweet one'

|Yellow skinned; faintly resilient{{clarify|reason=Resilient to what?|date=June 2024}} and extremely sweet, often referred to as 'royal dates'. It is arguably the most expensive and premium variety.{{Cite news |url=https://www.fodakty.com/blogs/date-palm-fuit-blog-useful-information-benefits-types-buying-selling/93393601-popular-date-palm-fruit-types-sukkary-dates |title=Popular date palm fruit types: Sukkary dates |work=Fodakty |access-date=2018-10-19|language=en}}

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{{anchor|Sullaj}}Sullaj

|Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|سلج}}

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{{anchor|Suqadari}}Suqadari

|Somalia

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{{anchor|Tadmainte}}Tadmainte

|Morocco

|

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{{anchor|Tafezwin}}Tafezwin

|Algeria

|

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{{anchor|Taghayat}}Taghayat

|Niger

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{{anchor|Tagiat}}Tagiat

|Libya

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{{anchor|Takarmust}}Takarmust, Takermest

|Algeria; Tunisia

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{{anchor|Talharma}}Talharma

|Niger

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{{anchor|Talis}}Talis

|Libya

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{{anchor|Talittat}}Talittat

|Niger

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{{anchor|Tameg}}Tameg

|Libya

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{{anchor|Tamezwert}}Tamezwert

|Algeria

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{{anchor|Tanghal}}Tanghal

|Niger

|

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{{anchor|Tanjoob}}Tanjoob

|Bahrain

|

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{{anchor|Tantbucht}}Tantbucht

|Algeria

|

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{{anchor|Taqerbucht}}Taqerbucht

|Algeria

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{{anchor|Tarahim}}Tarahim

|Qatar

|

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{{anchor|Tawragh}}Tawragh

|Niger

|

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{{anchor|Tayyar}}Ṭayyar, Ṭayer

|Saudi Arabia; Bahrain

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|الطيار}}

|

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{{anchor|Tenat}}Tenat

|Spain

|

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{{anchor|Tendre Dolz}}Tendre Dolz

|Spain

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{{anchor|Tezerzayet}}Tezerzayet, Touzerzayet

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|توزرزايت}}

|Kahla and Safra varieties

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{{anchor|Thoory}}Thoory (Thuri)

|Algeria

|

|Popular in Algeria, this dry date is brown-red when cured with a bluish bloom and very wrinkled skin. Its flesh is sometimes hard and brittle but the flavour described as sweet and nutty.

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{{anchor|Tha'al}}Tha'al (Manasif)

|Yemen

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{{anchor|Tidirchi}}Tidirchi or Toudourchi

|Niger

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{{anchor|Tiernos}}Tiernos, Tendre

|Spain

|

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{{anchor|Tifred}}Tifred

|Mauritania

|

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{{anchor|Tiguedert}}Tiguedert

|Mauritania

|

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{{anchor|Tijeb}}Tijeb

|Mauritania

|

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{{anchor|Tilmoiran}}Tilmoiran or Cliyarom

|Niger

|

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{{anchor|Timjuhart}}Timjuhart

|Algeria

|

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{{anchor|Tinterguel}}Tinterguel

|Mauritania

|

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{{anchor|Tinwazid}}Tinwazid

|Mauritania

|

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{{anchor|Tirtidou}}Tirtidou

|Chad

|

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{{anchor|Tissibi}}Tissibi

|Algeria

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{{anchor|Tota}}Tota

|Pakistan

|

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{{anchor|Touzouwzaw}}Touzouwzaw

|Niger

|

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{{anchor|Trasferit}}Trasferit

|Libya

|

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{{anchor|Tronja}}Tronja

|Tunisia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|ترنجة}}

|

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{{anchor|Tubaig}}Tubaig

|Yemen

|

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{{anchor|Tunisi}}Tunisi (Deglet Noor)

|Sudan

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{{anchor|Um Raheem}}Um Raḥeem, Um Raḥim

|Saudi Arabia; Bahrain

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|أم رحيم}}

|

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{{anchor|Um Sella}}Um Sella

|Oman

|

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{{anchor|Um Al-Dehn}}Um Al-Dehn

|Kuwait

|

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{{anchor|Um Al-Jwary}}Um Al-Jwary

|Libya

|

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{{anchor|Um Al-Khashab}}Um Al-Khashab

|Saudi Arabia

|

|Brilliant red skin; bittersweet, hard white flesh

|

{{anchor|Verdal}}Verdal

|Spain

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{{anchor|Wallo}}Wallo

|Chad

|

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{{anchor|Wannana}}Wannana

|Saudi Arabia

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|ونانة}}

|

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{{anchor|Ward}}Ward

|Qatar

|

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{{anchor|Wardanga}}Wardanga

|Chad

|

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{{anchor|Waserdow}}Waserdow

|Chad

|

|

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{{anchor|Zabad}}Zabad

|Oman

|

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{{anchor|Zaghloul}}Zaghloul

|Egypt; India; Syria

|{{langx|ar|زغلول|links=no}}

|Dark red skin, long, and very crunchy when fresh (when they are typically served); extremely sweet, with sugar content creating a sense of desiccation in the mouth when eaten. This variety is essentially exclusive to Egypt, where it is subject to an element of nationalist sentiment on account of sharing a name with national hero Saad Zaghloul.

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{{anchor|Zahidi}}Zahidi

|Djibouti; Chile; Peru; India; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Palestine; Syria

|Arabic: {{lang|ar|الزهدي}}; Persian: {{lang|fa|زاهدی}}

|Medium-sized, cylindrical, light golden-brown semi-dry dates are very sugary, and sold as soft, medium-hard and hard. Arabic for 'ascetic'.

|

{{anchor|Zalao}}Zalao

|Chad

|

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{{anchor|Zebur}}Zebur

|Libya

|

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{{anchor|Zurghi}}Zurghi (Makkawy)

|Yemen

|

|

|

See also

References

{{reflist}}

Further reading

  • {{cite book|title=Le Palmier Dattier en Tunisie: I. Le patrimoine génétique - Volume 2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q2sIchU6v_UC|publisher=Bioversity International |isbn=978-92-9043-677-5 |first=Abdelmajid |last=Rhouma |language=fr}} – extensive reference about date cultivars of Tunisia

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