Ajwa (date)
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Ajwa (Arabic: عجوه) is a cultivar of the palm date widely grown in Medina, Saudi Arabia. It is oval-shaped and medium-sized with black skin.
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Ajwa plantations surround Medina and thousands of tons are exported from them annually.[1] However, it is not exclusive to Medina and is grown elsewhere on the Arabian peninsula and in the Sahara desert.[citation needed]
It is often consumed on Iftar during the month of Ramadan and other Islamic religious events, since it has traditional associations with the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[2][3]