Al-Maharah
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Our story

Skill, from Balochistan

Al-Maharah, المحارة, comes from the Arabic for skill or craftsmanship. We bottle olive oil from two places in Balochistan and tell you plainly where it comes from.

How it started

A Quetta brand, built close to the source

Al-Maharah was founded in Quetta by Arsalan Khan Nasar, who grew up in Bostan, Balochistan. It began as a small online shop with one aim: to bring the province’s natural produce to people across Pakistan, with honest information about where it comes from.

Today we focus on olive oil from two districts we know well: the orchards of Loralai and the wild olive trees of Zhob.

The Al-Maharah olive tree emblem
Two origins

Loralai and Zhob

Golden Legacy olive oil in a bowl

Loralai

Cultivated olive orchards in northern Balochistan. The source of Golden Legacy, our everyday extra virgin olive oil.

Golden Legacy
Green Diamond olive oil in a bowl

Zhob

Wild olive trees, jangli zaitoon, on the mountain slopes. Nobody plants them; the olives are gathered by hand. The source of Green Diamond.

Green Diamond
What we stand for

Four principles

Single originEvery bottle comes from one district, named on the label.
Cold-extractedPressed without heat and left unrefined.
Plain informationWe tell you what we know about each oil, and no more.
Local peopleWe work with growers and gatherers in Balochistan.
Where we are going

From Balochistan, to the world

Our oil was recognised at the Grand National Olive Gala 2024 in Pakistan. Today we deliver across Pakistan, and we are working towards the certifications needed to take Balochistan’s olive oil abroad.

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