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A bite of Belt and Road

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A bite of Belt and Road

A farmer collects dates from a palm tree at a date palm orchard during harvest in Abul Khassib, a town near the southern Iraqi city of Basra, September 5, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]

11. Date palm

The date palm was cultivated for its edible sweet fruit.