A boy poses with a cluster of dates at the sixth annual date festival in Dhuluiya, Iraq, on Sept. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
BAGHDAD, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Pretty in shape and tasty in mouth! The thronged indoor festival held in the Iraqi city of Dhuluiya in Salahudin Province, north of Baghdad, is displaying dozens of famous types of dates in the Arab country.
These round little dates seem to have the magic to tempt even the most jaded palate!
A boy takes pictures with his mobile phone during the sixth annual date festival in Dhuluiya, Iraq, on Sept. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
Visitors taste different types of dates displayed at the sixth annual date festival in Dhuluiya, Iraq, on Sept. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
A visitor looks at different types of dates displayed at the sixth annual date festival in Dhuluiya, Iraq, on Sept. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)■