Taif, Saudi Arabia, April 23, 2025 (AFP) - Saudi 'city of roses' offers fragrant reminder of desert's beauty

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2025-04-23

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 Arabia's Taif. Known as "the city of roses", the hills of Taif produce around 300 million of the area's signature pink roses annuall......

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