Alghabra
Damascus botanical lineage since 1973.
Alghabra was established in 1973 in Damascus by Mohammed Khair Alghabra, placing the house within the deep legacy of Syrian perfumery — one of the world's oldest continuous fragrance cultures, rooted in the city's celebrated rose harvests, the spice markets of the Old City's Covered Bazaar, and centuries of Levantine herbal medicine tradition. Syria's Damask rose, cultivated in the Ghouta and Masyaf regions, provides one of the most historically prized raw materials in world perfumery, and Alghabra's proximity to this tradition informs its creative foundation. The house creates fragrances that draw on Levantine aromatic heritage — rose, oud, amber, resins, spices — while presenting them through the lens of contemporary niche perfumery for international audiences. The family's five-decade commitment to fragrance craft spans a period of significant regional upheaval, giving the house a resilience and cultural significance that extends beyond commercial positioning into living testimony of Syrian olfactory culture.
DNA over time
Each column is an era. Each colored band shows that family’s share of accord weight across every perfume the house released in that window. Bigger band = the house leaned harder on that family.
