Saudi 'city of roses' offers fragrant reminder of desert's beauty

Taef, Saudi Arabia. For five decades, Khalafallah al Talhi prunes the bushes and collects the flowers to extract the coveted perfume from the “city of roses”, nested in the mountains of western Saudi Arabia. “I love roses more than my own children,” says this 80-year-old man from his flower plantation, one of the 800 in Taif, nicknamed “the city of roses.” At about 1,700 meters of altitude, Taif produces about 300 million of these iconic rose pe…

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Saudi ‘city of roses’ offers fragrant reminder of desert’s beauty

After decades spent pruning thorny bushes and working arduous harvests, Khalaf Allah al-Talhi has perfected the art of capturing the fragrant aroma of the desert rose in a bottle. "I love roses and take care of them more than I care for my own children," the 80-year-old told AFP from his flower farm in western

Saudi 'city of roses' offers fragrant reminder of desert's beauty

After decades spent pruning thorny bushes and working arduous harvests, Khalaf Allah al-Talhi has perfected the art of capturing the fragrant aroma of the desert rose in a bottle.

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Saudi 'City Of Roses' Offers Fragrant Reminder Of Desert's Beauty

After decades spent pruning thorny bushes and working arduous harvests, Khalaf Allah al-Talhi has perfected the art of capturing the fragrant aroma of the desert rose in a bottle.