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Watch: Janbiya Dagger Making in Najran, Saudi Arabia

Discover the handcraft of Janbiya Dagger making

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Saudi Arabia is home to one of the world’s most precious architectural gems, built with coral and hand carved wood.

Cut from the same cloth as Bedouin war rituals, Saudi Arabia's ardha remains a dance of king and kin.

Worn as proud adornments, janbiya daggers are a rite of passage in Saudi Arabia’s Najran.

Completing the traditional date harvest with the least amount of technology ensures the craft of the harvest with time.

"These days few youth know how to do it, so we are trying to revive it." In Jeddah, artisans turn a traditional craft into contemporary designs.

Dates, once an essential lifeline for people in the Arabian Peninsula, remain a much-loved culinary treasure.