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Dates City (Buraidah Date Market)

The guide was updated: 2024-08-13

The Al-Qassim region is known for its dates, and the main market in Buraidah offers a spectacular variety of this sweet and chewy fruit year-round, though especially during the Annual Date Festival. An estimated 300,000 tonnes of dates are sold annually here, picked from 8 million palm trees in the region. Special seasonal dates are available and should not be missed.

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Address: Dates City, As Sabbakh, Buraidah
Opening hours: Date season is in August & September
Website: www.travel2unlimited.com/saudi-arabia-buraidah-date-market

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Dates City (Buraidah Date Market)

Dates City (Buraidah Date Market)

The Al-Qassim region is known for its dates, and the main market in Buraidah offers a spectacular variety of this sweet and chewy fruit year-round, though especially during the Annual Date Festival. An estimated 300,000 tonnes of dates are sold annually here, picked from 8 million palm trees in the region. Special seasonal dates are available and should not be missed.

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