Dates Harvest 'Deglet Nour of Tunisia" With SONAB Farmers in South Tunisia. Tunisia represents 50% of the global population of date palms (Deglet Nour variety), located in two region : Djerid and Kebili. This is also the number 1 exporter by value. Share an authentic experience with the local pickers and farmers who climb the palm trunks to cut the date bunches in exuberant palm groves.