Southwestern Saudi mountain region where Khawlani coffee is grown on agricultural terraces.
Jazan is one of the mountain regions, with Al Baha and Asir, where Khawlani coffee is grown on agricultural terraces. UNESCO inscribed the knowledge and practices of cultivating Khawlani coffee on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2022. Saudi Arabia's agriculture ministry reported in October 2025 more than 966,000 productive coffee trees in Jazan, giving more than 642 tons of pure coffee. Al-Dayer governorate accounts for about 80 percent of Jazan's coffee, and an Al-Dayer farmer quoted by Arab News in 2020 put the growing range at 800-2,000 m.
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UNESCO inscribed Khawlani coffee cultivation knowledge on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2022.
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Al-Dayer governorate accounts for about 80 percent of Jazan's coffee bean production, according to a farmer quoted by Arab News in 2020.
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Jazan has by far the most productive coffee trees of any Saudi region, over 966,000 against about 243,000 in Asir, according to the agriculture ministry as reported by Okaz in 2025.