Saudi Heritage Preservation Society Request UNESCO Protection for Ancient Khawlani Coffee Cultivation in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is one of the largest producers of Arabica coffee in the world, and Saudis are ranked as some of the biggest consumers of the beverage. Named after the tribe that tended to them, Khawlani coffee beans are considered amongst some of the most reputable coffee beans in the world. Saudi Arabiais one of the largest producers of Arabica coffee in the world, and Saudis are ranked as some of the biggest consumers of the beverage. Named after the tribe that tended to them, Khawlani...

LONDON, 20/01/2020 (informazione.it - comunicati stampa - arte e cultura)

Saudi Arabia is one of the largest producers of Arabica coffee in the world, and Saudis are ranked as some of the biggest consumers of the beverage. Named after the tribe that tended to them, Khawlani coffee beans are considered amongst some of the most reputable coffee beans in the world.

With techniques being passed down orally by word of mouth, Khawlani coffee cultivation techniques are crucial to the preservation not only to the nation's cultural identity, but also Islamic history where coffee, as coffee was first cultivated by Sufi monks in Yemen .

Efforts to begin preserving this legacy began in 2019 with the documentation of the local farmers cultivation process of Khawlani coffee beans.

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On March 31, 2019 , the Saudi Heritage Preservation Society delivered their application requesting protection of this ancient technique from UNESCO. By November 2020 , a decision will have been reached as to whether they were successful.

 

The Saudi Heritage Preservation Society is a nongovernmental organization established in 2010, concerned with the preservation of national heritage in Saudi Arabia .