Greater Los Angeles is home to one of the largest and most diverse Muslim communities in the United States, with major concentrations in Anaheim’s “Little Arabia” district along Brookhurst Street, in West LA, in the San Fernando Valley, in the Inland Empire, and across Orange County. The community spans Arab, Iranian, Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi, Indonesian, Turkish, Bosnian, Afghan, West African, and African American Muslim families. California overall ranks second in the U.S. by Muslim population — and as a private date ranch in California’s Coachella Valley, we are practically neighbors. At Desert Sun Dates, we ship our hand-harvested California Medjool dates (tamr al-majhool, تمر المجهول) directly to LA-area families for Iftar, Suhoor, and Eid celebrations.

Jumbo California Medjool dates Tamr Al-Majhool shipped to Los Angeles Anaheim Little Arabia from private date ranch

Little Arabia & the LA Muslim Community

Anaheim’s Brookhurst Street corridor — officially designated by the city as “Little Arabia” in 2022 — has been the heart of Arab America in Southern California for decades. Halal restaurants, Arabic bakeries, hookah lounges, and the iconic Kareem’s stretch for blocks. Beyond Anaheim, the Islamic Center of Southern California (ICSC) on Vermont Avenue serves a historic LA Muslim community, while the Islamic Society of Orange County (ISOC) in Garden Grove, the Islamic Institute of Orange County, the Sayeda Khadija Center, and dozens of others anchor communities across the region.

The San Fernando Valley hosts a substantial Iranian Muslim community alongside the broader LA Muslim population. The Inland Empire — Riverside, San Bernardino, and the Pomona Valley — has seen rapid Muslim community growth, particularly among South Asian and Arab families relocating from coastal LA in search of larger homes and lower costs.

Iftar (إفطار) in LA & Orange County

For Arab families along Brookhurst Street and across Orange County, Iftar tables center on fattoush, kibbeh, mahshi, and grilled meats — opened with dates and water. For Iranian families across the West Side and the San Fernando Valley, aash-e reshteh, kuku, and herbed rices follow the dates. For Pakistani and Indian Muslim families in Diamond Bar, Chino Hills, Cerritos, and the Inland Empire, samosas, biryani, and rooh afza. For Indonesian families across LA, kolak, bubur sumsum. For Afghan families, bolani. The date opens every Iftar.

Medjool date palm trees in sandy desert soil at Desert Sun Dates private ranch in Sky Valley California

Why LA Families Order From Our California Private Ranch

  • The closest ranch to your home. Our private date ranch is in California’s Coachella Valley — about a two-hour drive east of Anaheim. We are quite literally your in-state, locally grown source.
  • Ranch-direct freshness. Our Medjool dates ship within days of being hand-harvested. No long international supply chains.
  • Halal, single-ingredient product. Whole Medjool dates with no glucose syrup, glazing oils, or additives.
  • Premium quality for community Iftars. ICSC, ISOC, and dozens of other Southern California masajid host community Iftars throughout Ramadan.
  • Fast California shipping. Most orders reach the LA metro within 1–3 business days.

Shipping Across Greater LA, OC & the Inland Empire

We deliver throughout Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties — including LA, Anaheim, Garden Grove, Westminster, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Tustin, Fullerton, Buena Park, Santa Ana, Long Beach, Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, Diamond Bar, Chino Hills, Walnut, Cerritos, Riverside, San Bernardino, Fontana, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Corona, Moreno Valley, the San Fernando Valley, and the broader Southern California region.

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Ramadan Mubarak (رمضان مبارك) to all of our friends across LA, Anaheim’s Little Arabia, Orange County, and the Inland Empire — from our private ranch in California to yours.