Heritage

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Image attribution: Finjan Arabic coffee — أدوّن وأوثق أيامي بالصور (rainsong), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Finjan_Arabic_coffee.jpg ; license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ . Proportionally resized by Wikimedia. CMS derivative: converted to WebP at quality 85; proportionally resized within 2400 × 2400 without enlargement where needed. Card/hero display may crop to fit; original composition is not retouched. / نسخة CMS: تحويل إلى WebP بجودة 85 وتصغير تناسبي عند الحاجة ضمن 2400 × 2400 دون تكبير؛ قد يقتطع العرض داخل البطاقات أو رأس المقال أطراف الصورة، دون تنقيح محتواها. · License: CC BY 2.0 Generic — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Hospitality, food and drink

Arabic Coffee in Saudi Arabia

Arabic coffee in Saudi Arabia brings together preparation and hospitality, with roast levels, flavourings and customs varying among regions and households.

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Image attribution: براء (Wikimedia Commons User:براء) — Own work, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons, file "Kabseh.jpg". Modified: cropped to a 1920×672 horizontal band from the 4128×2322 original to fit the article cover; no upscaling and no other edits; the derivative is shared under the same licence (CC BY-SA 4.0). / براء (Wikimedia Commons User:براء) — عمل خاص (Own work)، رخصة المشاع الإبداعي نَسب المُصنَّف - المشاركة بالمثل 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)، عبر ويكيميديا كومنز، الملف «Kabseh.jpg». عُدِّلت: قُصّ شريط أفقي 1920×672 من الصورة الأصلية 4128×2322 لتلائم غلاف المقالة، بلا تكبير ولا تنقيح آخر؛ النسخة المشتقّة تُنسب تحت الرخصة نفسها (CC BY-SA 4.0). · License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Hospitality, food and drink

Kabsa

Kabsa is a traditional Saudi dish and one of the popular foods of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, known across the Gulf Cooperation Council states as machboos and in Al-Ahsa Governorate as majboos. It has been adopted by George Mason University in the United States on the menu of its international restaurant, and it appears at heritage festivals and events inside the Kingdom and beyond.

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Image attribution: Source: Wikimedia Commons — file "Harees.JPG", whose attached description reads "الهريس" (Harees), photographed and uploaded by Miansari66 as own work, licensed CC0 1.0 (Public Domain Dedication) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harees.JPG . The image was modified (scaled, then center-cropped to a 1920×672 article cover); no other changes. / المصدر: ويكيميديا كومنز — ملف «Harees.JPG» ووصفه المرفق ينص حرفيًّا «الهريس»، صوّره ورفعه Miansari66 من عمله الشخصي، رخصة CC0 1.0 (إسقاط إلى الملكية العامة) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harees.JPG . عُدّلت الصورة (تحجيم ثم اقتصاص أفقي مركزي إلى 1920×672) لتلائم غلاف المقالة، دون أي تغيير آخر. · License: CC0 1.0 (Public Domain Dedication)

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Harees

Harees is a popular traditional dish made from wheat grain, meat and ghee, present in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, where it appears in folk stories, sayings and poetry; preparing and serving it is a sign of hospitality and generosity, and it was inscribed in 2023 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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