عنوان المقال عربي
واقع زراعة النخيل وإنتاج التمور في محافظة البصرة
Abstract
The cultivation of date palms and the production of dates in Iraq are among the oldest agricultural practices, dating back to 3500 BC. Historical export records confirm that in 1927, Iraq exported 148,232 tons of dates, a relatively large quantity at that time, without any other country competing with this level of production. Basra, in southern Iraq, is one of the most famous date-producing regions, renowned for its palm groves that stretch along both banks of the Shatt al-Arab waterway for 100 miles, from the city of Faw at the head of the Persian Gulf to the city of Al-Qurnah at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. These groves extend approximately half a mile on either side of the river and are irrigated twice daily naturally, thanks to the tides which push the river water into the irrigation canals, thus watering the groves automatically, with only the annual cleaning of the canals from accumulated sediment being necessary.
Keywords
agriculture, Basra, palm cultivation, date
Recommended Citation
Hamad, Mohammed Samir
(2025)
"The reality of palm cultivation and date production in Basra Governorate,"
Uruk for Humanities: Vol. 8:
Iss.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://muthuruk.mu.edu.iq/journal/vol8/iss1/7
