WORLD / AFRICA
Siwa Oasis in Egypt produces about 84,000 tons of dates annually
Published: Nov 09, 2017 09:02 AM

An Egyptian worker displays dried dates at a factory in Siwa Oasis, west of Cairo, Egypt, on Nov. 7, 2017. As an important agricultural area in the cultivation of Dates, Siwa Oasis plants about 700,000 palms which produce about 84,000 tons of dates annually. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)


 

Egyptians work at a dates factory in Siwa Oasis, west of Cairo, Egypt, on Nov. 7, 2017. As an important agricultural area in the cultivation of Dates, Siwa Oasis plants about 700,000 palms which produce about 84,000 tons of dates annually. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)


 

Dates are packed in boxes at a dates factory in Siwa Oasis, west of Cairo, Egypt, on Nov. 7, 2017. As an important agricultural area in the cultivation of Dates, Siwa Oasis plants about 700,000 palms which produce about 84,000 tons of dates annually. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)


 

Dried dates are collected at a dates factory in Siwa Oasis, west of Cairo, Egypt, on Nov. 7, 2017. As an important agricultural area in the cultivation of Dates, Siwa Oasis plants about 700,000 palms which produce about 84,000 tons of dates annually. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)