Saffron
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Saffron is a spice derived from the sterile autumn-blooming flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the "saffron crocus". The vivid crimson stigma and styles are collected and dried for use mainly
Saffron crocus, Crocus sativus, with its vivid crimson stigmas and styles
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Saffron flowers with their red stigmas
A patch full of saffron croci clusters
Afghanistan
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Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the w
Saffron
…from Spain in the west to India in the east. Iran is responsible for around 90% of global production, and in 2024 was the largest producer, followed by Afghanistan. Saffron is cultivated in 26 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, with most production concentrated in Herat. Greece is the third largest producer, followed…
Tents of Afghan nomads in the northern Badghis Province. Early peasant farming villages came into existence about 7,000 years ago.
A "Bactrian gold" Scythian belt depicting Dionysus, from Tillya Tepe in the ancient region of Bactria
Portrait of Ahmad Shah Durrani, c. 1757
Afghan tribesmen in 1841, painted by British officer James Rattray