• Omanis collect dried Mabsali dates in Bidiyya, 220 kilometres east of the capital, Muscat. All photos: AFP
    Omanis collect dried Mabsali dates in Bidiyya, 220 kilometres east of the capital, Muscat. All photos: AFP
  • Omani Mabsali dates are harvested from a tree in Bidiyya, east of Muscat.
    Omani Mabsali dates are harvested from a tree in Bidiyya, east of Muscat.
  • In Bidiyya, Omani Mabsali dates are boiled after harvest.
    In Bidiyya, Omani Mabsali dates are boiled after harvest.
  • Omani women sort through harvested Mabsali dates in Bidiyya.
    Omani women sort through harvested Mabsali dates in Bidiyya.
  • Omani women sort through harvested Mabsali dates in Bidiyya.
    Omani women sort through harvested Mabsali dates in Bidiyya.
  • A field of dried Omani Mabsali dates in Bidiyya.
    A field of dried Omani Mabsali dates in Bidiyya.
  • Dried Mabsali dates are collected and weighed in Bidiyya.
    Dried Mabsali dates are collected and weighed in Bidiyya.
  • Omanis collect dried Mabsali dates in the harvest at Bidiyya.
    Omanis collect dried Mabsali dates in the harvest at Bidiyya.
  • A sack of dried Mabsali dates is prepared for transport in Bidiyya.
    A sack of dried Mabsali dates is prepared for transport in Bidiyya.

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Oman's Mabsali date harvest - in pictures

A bumper crop at harvest time

The National

July 02, 2022

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Updated: July 02, 2022, 11:38 AM
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