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RIYADH: Prince Fahd bin Saad bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki was appointed the governor of Diriyah by royal decree on Sunday.
The previous governor of Diriyah, Prince Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Abdulrahman, was relieved of his post in a separate royal decree issue last Sunday.
Diriyah is the birthplace of the first Saudi state and the Diriyah Gate Development Authority is working to transform the district into one of the world’s largest cultural and heritage destinations.
TAIF: Taif roses, renowned for their exceptional aroma and the meticulous care required in cultivation, harvesting, and processing, are among the Kingdom’s most valuable natural perfume products and stand out as prominent agricultural and cultural symbols deeply connected to the region’s heritage and tourism.
Taif rose farms, numbering over 910 and spread across Al-Hada, Al-Shafa, Wadi Muharram, Al-Wahat, Al-Wahit, and Wadi Liya, are home to approximately 1,144,000 rose bushes covering about 270 hectares of agricultural land.
These farms produce nearly 550 million roses annually, all harvested during a brief season of no more than 45 days, from early March to the end of April.
This harvest yields around 20,000 tolas of Taif rose oil. Producing a single tola requires approximately 12,000 roses, which are picked manually at dawn and distilled within 24 hours to preserve the purity and quality of the scent before reaching the market.
