• Dates hanging from a tree in Abu Dhabi. Asmaa Al Hameli / The National
    Dates hanging from a tree in Abu Dhabi. Asmaa Al Hameli / The National
  • An Afghan date seller waits for customers in the run-up to Ramadan in Kabul. AFP
    An Afghan date seller waits for customers in the run-up to Ramadan in Kabul. AFP
  • Dates up for sale at an old market in Kabul before the Islamic holy month. AFP
    Dates up for sale at an old market in Kabul before the Islamic holy month. AFP
  • A Pakistani vendor arranges dates at his stall in Islamabad. AFP
    A Pakistani vendor arranges dates at his stall in Islamabad. AFP
  • People buy dates at a stall in Somalia's capital Mogadishu as Muslims prepare for the fasting month of Ramadan. Reuters
    People buy dates at a stall in Somalia's capital Mogadishu as Muslims prepare for the fasting month of Ramadan. Reuters
  • A Palestinian vendor sells dates for Ramadan at a market in the West Bank city of Jenin. AP
    A Palestinian vendor sells dates for Ramadan at a market in the West Bank city of Jenin. AP
  • A Saudi man buys dates at a market in Riyadh. Reuters
    A Saudi man buys dates at a market in Riyadh. Reuters
  • Boxes of dates are displayed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    Boxes of dates are displayed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • A date market in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
    A date market in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
  • A vendor in Sanaa. Reuters
    A vendor in Sanaa. Reuters

In pictures: Dates, an eternal tradition of Ramadan


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