Dumat Al-Jandal…a station that reviews the history of mankind’s connection with dates
The visitor stands For the Dates Festival in Dumat al-Jandal, in a station that reviews the history of man’s ancient connection with dates and his dependence on them as a source of food security, and religious texts from the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet that highlight the importance of the palm tree and dates.
The museum displays Dates – the pavilion participating in the festival – displays for visitors the ancient tools that were used to preserve dates and their agent, and displays in visual panels for visitors the mention of palm trees and dates in the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet, the historical and social importance of dates, and the expressions associated with harvesting them every year.
In addition to some of the old names for various types of dates.
Important tools in the museum
Tools such as the khabiya, which represents a building made of pottery in the form of a pottery, stand out in the Dates Museum. A box used to store dates, and"Al-Shanah" Which is made from sheep skin and contributes to preserving ancient dates for years, and"Al-Jissasa" Which represents a small room built of clay and stone and has an opening to extract the date molasses and extract the dates from it.
In addition to tools for weighing dates, such as the bushel and the saa’, and introducing the names of the parts of the palm tree and their uses.
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