AL-AHSA: Beneath a full moon and swaying palm trees, “Maghras: A Farm for Experimentation” was launched this month in Al-Ahsa, drawing a full crowd to Al-Sbakh Farm — the very landscape that inspired it.
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Al-Ahsa, in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, is home to 2.5 million date palms and is officially the largest palm oasis in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records.
That agricultural abundance forms the foundation of Maghras, a project founded in 2024 by longtime friends Lulu Almana and Sara Al-Omran, who both grew up in the Eastern Province. Conceived as a space for experimentation, research and dialogue, Maghras centers on Al-Ahsa’s agricultural and cultural heritage.
The farm that hosts the project, Al-Sbakh, was established by the late Noura Al-Mousa, who worked alongside farmers and craftspeople for decades. Today, it is managed by her son’s Abdulmohsen Al-Rashed Humanitarian Foundation, alongside Dar Noura Al-Mousa for Culture and Arts, housed in her former home.
