Deglet Nour dates are a cultivar

Cultivar

A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...

 of date grown in Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

 and Tunisia

Tunisia

Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

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Deglet Nour is one of more than 100 varieties of dates. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO

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), dates can be classified into two varieties: Deglet Nour and common dates .

Tunisia and Algeria are the world's largest producers of these dates, where it is mainly grown in the djérid region and the zibans region.

Deglet Nour has a characteristic soft touch, a translucent blond color and a soft caramel-like taste. These three characteristics distinguish it from all other dates.