The distillation ceremonies, which are commonly known as “Golab-giri”, are usually running through to mid-June. Visitors may revel in lush flower gardens or witness how rosewater is made indigenously ...

Withered by war, Syria's iconic Damask roses now see light at the end of the tunnel because of Chinese consumers. A Syrian girl takes part in the picking process of the famous Damask, or Damascene ...

People come to watch how rosewater is made indigenously from harvesting to steaming damask rose petals either at homes or gardens. Harvested Mohammadi roses seen during the process of making rosewater ...

AL-MARAH, Syria, June 16 (Xinhua) -- In the hillside town of Al-Marah, nestled in the Qalamoun mountains north of Damascus, the legendary Damascene rose is facing one of its most difficult seasons in ...