Al Qassim Date Festival

Al Qassim Date Festival is the largest date festival in the world held annually in the central Al Qassim region of Saudi Arabia.[1] It is estimated that about 300,000 tonnes of dates are sold annually.[1] The festival is also accompanied by heritage activities that attract visitors from neighboring countries.[2] Saudi Arabia has the highest number of palm trees in the world representing around 25% of the world's date production. Al Qassim region, where the festival is held, has more than 8 million palm trees.[3]

Al Qassim Date Festival
Statusactive
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Al-Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia

See also

References
  1. "Saudi Arabia's 'date city' hosts annual festival dedicated to delicacy". Reuters. 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  2. "Al Qassim Date Festival". Saudi Tourism.
  3. "Buraidah Date Festival hosts exhibition on processing, manufacturing". Arab News. 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
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