Date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practicesSaudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, Yemen
Representative List 2022
EN: A farmer from Palestine checks the palm tree fruit to make sure it is desease-free (this is one of the key skills the farmer must master to properly care for the palm tree)
FR: Séchage et préparation des dattes à emmagasiner (Maroc)
EN: Palm farmer (Bahrain)
EN: Manufacture of utensils for storing food from palm wicker and rice straw (Egypt)
EN: Young craftsmen in the field of traditional crafts arts for making home and local cafes furniture out of the palm fronds (Iraq)
EN: A palm farm showing the agriculture in the Jordan valley
EN: Palm tree fibers weaved into ropes that are used, among other things, to weave onto boxes, to use as construction ties (stronger than modern materials) and ship building (Kuwait)
FR: Une oued de palmeraie entre deux collines de pente raide; on voit des constructions et aux pieds de l'oued les palmiers se mélangent avec d'autres arabes (Mauritanie)
EN: Arbor built with palm fronds (United Arab Emirates)
EN: Palm tree related to traditional handicrafts (Oman)
EN: Women's creations in palm-related industries (United Arab Emirates)
EN: Training young local women on how to create palm related crafts by using the palm leaf (Qatar)
EN: Handmade products with the participation of the Qudurat Center in the local Al-Rutab festival (Qatar)
EN: A famous dates market in Saudi Arabia located in Baridah area which clearly shows the abundance of dates in the country and the huge quantities on display there
EN: Making mats from palm tree products in Saudi Arabia, such as palm tree fronds and ropes which are made from palm fibers; this craft requires some hand skills
EN: Palm trunk cutting for the roof usage (Sudan)
FR: Créativité en art plastique sur bois de palmier (Tunisie)
EN: A farmer conducting an inoculation for the dates of a palm tree (Yemen)
