المملكة: White gold .. The Secretary of the Riyadh region sponsors the opening of the cane salt season

Under the patronage of His Highness Prince Dr. Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf, Secretary of the Riyadh region, launched the Riyadh Municipality, represented by the municipality of Al -Qasab, today, the activities of the third edition of the cane salt season, which will continue from 20-27 February 2025 AD, with the aim of enhancing the production of cane salt as one of the most famous local products and natural resources The reeds enjoy as a result of climatic and geological conditions in the region.
The season includes wings for more than 60 exhibitors, and includes work teams and volunteers that number more than 300 individuals, in the presence of a target of 120 thousand visitors for the various activities of the season, which includes in its third edition a number of events and activities that contribute to the introduction of visitors to the salt of reeds called ” White gold, “and its extraction, production and export trip, as well as the enabled the private sector, and the development of And the development of the tourism sector and the national heritage.

The cane salt season

The activities also include the saline, salted salt and salt break, the children’s area, the cultural theater, the adolescents area, the calamities, the Ubaidi market, the cane market, the Al -Zahim Heritage Palace, the Mudal Dar Al -Qasabi, the Mudal Dar Al -Suwaid, the Moulad Al -Ghadeer, the Diwaniyah Al -Manea, and the Heritage of the Heritage House , The story and the poem, the art and poetry corridor, and Arabic calligraphy, The looks, the tent of the first two, the cooking of the good, the craftsmen area, the tea museum, in addition to identifying a number of skills provided by specialists such as the “Professionals for Research and Rescue” association, the health volunteer association “Ashar”, pulmonary recovery courses, and blood donation.

The event is witnessing a presentation of Arab horses and camels, a presentation of classic cars, non -wired planes, in addition to poetic evenings, children’s theater, cultural sessions that showcase the history of authentic cane and its promising future, and the areas of productive families, while sites were devoted to explaining the method of extracting salt, stores to display products associated with salt and others .

An ancient cultural heritage

The reeds have a long cultural heritage, and its nature has the presence of salt metal, and in the town, Kassab is: the tip, salt, and the pillar, and the reed is one of the most famous sites in the Kingdom in the production of salt, and it is exported to various regions at home and abroad due to its high quality and nutritional value. The first profession for the people of reeds for centuries.