Dubai Dates: Emirati heritage and social event
“Dubai Dates” event has kicked off at the Sand Castle on the Dubai-Al Ain Road in its first edition.
Organized by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center.
The event runs until August 3rd and is considered one of the most prominent heritage and social events in Dubai.
With wide participation from palm tree owners, farm owners, and productive families, along with several official entities.
Competitions on a national level
“Dubai Dates” event saw a large turnout from all Emirates of the country.
The first day’s competitions are being held for the first time at the national level.
These include the Government Entities Competition, the Largest Date Cluster – General, and the Home Palm Tree Competition.
The judging committee decided to hold it at both the Dubai and national levels.
Due to the significant participation in the Home Palm Tree Competition by families who own palm trees in their homes.
The prizes for this competition were doubled to 242,000 AED, distributed among ten winners from each competition.
Farjan Fund provides the prizes for the Dubai competition.
Prizes of Largest Date Cluster – Dubai and General Reached 67,000 AED
The Largest Date Cluster competition saw intense competition due to the impressive weights of the participating clusters.
Some weights reached up to 100 kilograms.
The prizes for the Largest Date Cluster – Dubai and General were 67,000 AED each.
Divided among five winners in the Dubai competition and five in the general competition.
In the Government Entities Competition, the Reform and Rehabilitation Centers Sector of the Judicial Department – Juvenile Care Center in Abu Dhabi won first place.
Followed by Al Faqa Police Station in second place.
While the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai took the third place.
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National Value
H.E Abdullah Hamdan Bin Dalmook, CEO of Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center, expressed his happiness with the large turnout at the launch of “Dubai Dates.”
He said: “Our goal is to sustain the symbols of national heritage in the country.
The palm tree is one of the most important of these symbols.
The large participation, especially in the Home Palm Tree Competition, indicates that we are on the right path.
In building a strong social relationship between the people and the palm tree, which is one of our main goals for ‘Dubai Dates.’
Our vision is more social and cultural than economic.
We work to establish the value of the palm tree as a national treasure and encourage various groups to cultivate and care for it.
Therefore, we increased the number of winners in each competition.”
Dubai Dates Will Enhance the UAE’s position in the agricultural sector
The CEO continued:
“Dubai Dates” complements the journey of many date-related events at the national level, from which we have benefited greatly.
Such as Liwa Date Festival, which provided us with its rich experience in this field.
We share with these events the desire and ambition to enhance the UAE’s position in the agricultural sector in general.
And also in palm cultivation in particular, known for its variety and quality.
We aim to double the attention given to palm trees, which are an authentic and ancient product, and support palm owners from all categories.”
The exhibition platforms recorded a large number of visitors.
The visitors wanted to see the participants’ displays of the finest types and varieties of dates and to purchase palm products.
“Dubai Dates” includes a large number of platforms containing everything related to palm owners.
In addition to many activities and workshops specific to “Dubai Dates.”
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