Pistachio plays a vital role in Syria. The country is considered an ancestral home of the pistachio tree and ranked fourth globally in pistachio production in 2010, before the civil war. Therefore, the plant is also referred to as the "Golden Tree" in Syria.

Uzbekistan is known for its melons. More than 160 varieties of melons have been identified in the country. The plant grows well in Uzbekistan's long hot summers. Since the old times, farmers of the Samarkand, Tashkent were well known for their melon cultivation skills.
The fruit is not just sweet and savory, it's also an important fluid source for travelers and people living on the arid land. Today, there are six main areas of melon breeding in Uzbekistan, including Bukhara, Tashkent, Khorezm, Samarkand and Fergana.

he dragon blood tree not only bears a fascinating name but also a unique and exotic appearance. The tree looks like an uprightly held umbrella. The berries of the plant exude resin of deep red color, hence, the plant is named dragon blood tree. The red sap is known as dragon's blood. The locals of the Socotra island use dragon's blood as a medicine and dye. In ancient times, it was used in ritual magic since it was believed to be the blood of the dragon.

Yemen was also the first country to cultivate coffee commercially. You must have heard of or tasted "Mocha coffee"- a chocolaty coffee drink, but in fact the "true" Mocha coffee comes from Yemen's iconic port town of Mocha or Al-Makha. Between the 15th and the 18th centuries, the port was one of the world's famous coffee markets. Hence, the coffee from Mocha started to be simply called Mocha coffee.

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