Types of Dates

In the book The Miracle of Dates, the secret of naturally healty with dates, essay by Ahmad Salim Badwilan mentioned that there are more than 450 types of dates in the world. Some types of dates:


1. Sukkarî
The size is medium, and has a yellow color with a high level of sweetness. The outside is a bit crispy while the center is bloated. Dates scattered in the Qashim region can be eaten in all phases of growth.

2. Syaqrâ
Dates of this type are also widely spread in Qashim. The color is yellowish red and turns into dark brown when it matures (tamr). Usually large scale production so that the price becomes cheaper.

3. Nabbût saif
Oval shape with medium size and the middle bulging. Dates with the texture of this tender meat has a yellow color in the busr phase, turning reddish gold in the tamr phase. Spread over the area of Riyadh.

4. Khidhrî
The color is solid green in the busr phase, then turns yellow in the tamr phase. The shape is large and long, Dates of this type scattered in the south and southwest of the kingdom to be traded.

5. Shuqa’î
This type is quite famous. The shape of the cylinder with the tip is yellow and fleshy thick. Dates are scattered in the Riyadh region.

6. Syîsyî
The color is bright yellow in the busr phase, then turned into charming gold, widely spread in the area of Wustha and Syarqiah.

7. Barhî
The short cylindrical shape approximates a medium-sized round with a yellow color. It tastes sweet. Widely distributed in the areas of Riyadh and Qashim. The result of one palm tree can reach 115 kg/year.

8. Maktûmî
One of the delicious dates! The color is bright yellow in the busr phase and has a very moist wax layer. The planting spread in Qashim and Riyadh.

9. Ajwa Al Madina
The shape is oval with a deep red color in the busr phase, then turned into a dark red scarlet. Usually this palm tree has a medium-sized fruit. This species is well known in Madina and its market is growing during the Hajj season.

7. Khanîzî
This reddish-colored date is spread over the Qathif region.

8. Razîn
Colored yellow phase busr, then turns gold in phase tamr. Dates with the texture of this soft meat, widely spread in the region of Syarqiah.

9. Khalâsh
The color is yellow like an apricot in the busr phase, then turned into a red mixed yellow in the tamr phase. It feels very special and can be eaten in all its growth phases. Dates are spread in all regions, especially Syarqiah.

10.Anbarah
Long cone shape, large size with a diameter between 2.5-3 cm, and has a red color. The texture of the meat is also rather soft. Dates which is one type of dates Manharah Madinah has a limited distribution so that the price is high.

11.Syalabî
The size is large, the bones are soft, the color is orange yellow, when the growth is perfect. The price is high because of the small amount. This date is one of Madinah Munawarah dates.

12. Hulwah
The color is red, good to eat in the busr phase. Dates are scattered in the north and northwest of Saudi Arabia.

13. Salj
The busr is yellow, while the tamr phase is brown close to gold. This cute cylindrical date date is mature at the beginning of the season and is widely available in Riyadh and madinah munawarah.

14. Barnî
Dates are yellow in the busr phase, half dry with large size. Often used in the industrial phase and is one of Madinah Munawarah dates, Alla, and Bisyah.

15. Rutan
Medium size, wide oval shape, length between 3.5-4 cm, weight between 13-15 grams. Yellow color in ruthab phase, sweet taste, good to eat in phase busr, ruthab, and tamr. The shape can be maintained for a long time without overwritten damage.

16. Nabtah Ali
Usually planted in the region of Qashim and Wustha. Dates have different sizes, there are medium and there are large with a length ranging between 3.5 - 4.5 cm and diameter between 2.5 - 3 cm. Dates have a long oval shape with a head that can be peeled. The color is yellow in the growth phase, the tree is full of fruit, the average yield of one tree is 95 kg/year.

17. Daqlah nûr
Classified as one type of semi-dried dates. Dates have different sizes, some are medium, and some are big. The shape of this palm oval is long in red when the growth is complete, then it changes color to amber in the ruthab phase. The maturity time is slow and includes rare dates. When the tree is be fruitful, the results range from 90-120 kg/year.

18. Munîfî
The original habitat is the Riyadh region, but it was successfully developed in the Qashim region and is now beginning to spread. The shape of the fruit oval with yellow and weighs 20 grams. This date is mature in September and can be marketed in half-baked phase. This palm tree has a low yield, approximately 70 kg/year.

19. Sibâkah
Is a type that is not much spread. The tree has a lot of results, averaging 145 kg per year. The fruit is large with weight ranging from 19.35 - 19.62 grams. Colored yellow in the growth phase, kemudain change amber or blackish brown in ruthab phase. The shape of this date palm is cylindrical with thick skin and wrinkled clearly. The meat has a little fiber and sweet taste mixed with a little taste of wry on the growth phase.

20. Rasyûdiyyah
Kinds of dates are well known in the Wustha region because of its excellent growth in sandy soils. Dates are long cylindrical fruit shape, 2.5-4 cm with a weight of 15 grams. The color is orange yellow and can not be stored except under some conditions. Dates that belong to this type of dried dates are ripe in August and the maximum yield of each tree reaches 200 kg/year.

21. Shafâwi
Considered to be one of the special types in Saudi Arabia, its size is medium, oval shape is 3-3,9 cm. diameter 1.4-1.8 cm. the color red and it feels sepat on the growth phase then turned into a deep red and delicious. The smell is pleasant in the tamr phase, matured at the end of the season, used in packaging products and diteri, a in date mill factories, planted in Medina Munawarah and Yanbu areas.

22. Usailah
Excellent dry dates are planted in sandy soil. This date has a long range of 3-5 cm with a weight of 20 grams. The color is brownish yellow with a long cylindrical shape resembling the shape of Shuqa'î. This date is one of the favorites for exports abroad. Unfortunately, dates Usailah can not be kept in a mature condition, but only half cooked. This date is mature at the end of August and the tree is full of 200 kg/year. This species is widely grown in the Qashim region and spread in other areas.

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