Janbiya Dagger Making in Najran

The dagger workshop is located right in the middle of Najran’s market, next to other shops doing the same craft. From early in the morning, craftspeople are busy forging, sharpening and shining blades. Almost all of the men walking past have a janbiya in the thick belt around their waist over a white thobe. The daggers are protected by beautifully decorated sheaths, made from light wood and draped in colourful fabric, leather or embellished metal. Their decorations vary but the form remains the same: the characteristically sharp and curved U-shape.
The roots of the janbiya have a long history - they have been worn in this region since at least 500 BCE, originally as a weapon to defend against feral animals and enemies. Today, the dagger is rarely taken out from its sheath, but remains a precious accessory and symbol of honour - worn with pride and passed down through the generations.
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[@Bnmohsen]

The Jambiya in Saudi Arabia, especially the regions of Najran and Asir, different completely in shape from the jambiya of the state of Yemen, the Yemeni jambiya which is a handle made of a rhinoceros horn and the blade comes wide from the side of the handle down to the end and the sheath of the jambiya comes from wood covered with strings of bamboo sticks ,The janbiya in Najran also has a handle of rhinoceros horn , but it is larger and wider than the handle for the Yemeni jambiya, and the blade of the jambiya is like the blade of the daggers, which is smaller than the blade of the Yemeni jambiya in size, and the sheath of the jambiya is made of wood covered with embroidered leather and sometimes with silver. The Asiri Jambiya is different too than the Najrani and Yamani Jambiya , which makes it also have a special appearance, which is a handle made of rhinoceros horn and comes as a letter( T ) in English and its size is large and the blade is like the Najrani blade and the sheath is entirely silver until the handle is embroidered with silver and sometimes with gold

[@d7ooomymc346]

@@sialiti ye their culture spread to the south of Saudi Arabia

[@user-jz2tw8fg2s]

In the end the origin is from Yemen it is all one Najran is historically part of Yemen

[@desiveervlog]

So good to see i like najran culture... And want to explore beauty of najran

[@austinkoontz2845]

Cool.

[@Alhurr_]

Jambia 👍

[@panzhou2803]

I want one! hanjar

[@charlottewalnut3118]

Anyone know a maker online

[@user-mc8hm2ws1e]

We are yam , we made this dagger 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@pubggaming3203]

no nigga dont lie yemen are the ones who made the jambiya not u

[@Bnmohsen]

@@pubggaming3203 Bullcrap.@@pubggaming3203

[@Bnmohsen]

@@pubggaming3203 Daggers are worn from the southern regions of Saudi Arabia, Najd, Oman, the Emirates, the Hijaz and Makkah tribes, the dagger is not limited to the state of Yemen, you are a foreigner and you do not know our customs, traditions, lands and tribes in order to judge that it is for Yemen, you petty

[@Bnmohsen]

@@pubggaming3203

[@aliyakhan6328]

Yep

[@HoseinDhm-bf3xi]

سلام این خنجر قدیمی را میخوام به شما بدهم .به من پیام دهید .

[@TheOneAndOnlySame]

Where can I find genuine janbiya online? Espcially, more functionnal ones, not fancy , ornamental ones

[@user-iu4se2ps7d]

TheOneAndOnlySame There’s a store in Eastern Saudi called Desert Designs. They sell traditional knives there.

[@TheOneAndOnlySame]

Thank you , I'll drop by their website 👍

[@user-iu4se2ps7d]

TheOneAndOnlySame You can also check out their Instagram and order through WhatsApp. Cheers!

[@pubggaming3203]

@@user-iu4se2ps7d they are literly from yeme there not from saudi

[@pubggaming3203]

@asasadd55 5 its because yemenis are the one who made janbiya soo shut the fcuk up

[@MrAlamri123456789]

That looks like Omani khanjar 2:25

[@eliasziad7864]

Ahmed Alamri No it looks like Yemeni.

[@Al_mutlaq]

غير صحيح الجنبية العمانية عقفتها بزاوية ٩٠

[@Bnmohsen]

@@eliasziad7864 WTF?!! that’s not the Yemeni Jambiya!! That is the Saudi Jambiya, The yemeni made of Bamboo stick strings not silver you liar

[@ziyadwaq1243]

@@Bnmohsen lol najran is yemeni city before saudi took it

[@prom3227]

@@Bnmohsen cry saudi cows 😂

[@pubggaming3203]

i just wanna know if the jambya from yemen than why are the saudi selling them

[@imranqureshi8664]

Mobile Phone is from America then why Mobiles are selling in your Country? And why you are using it?

[@pubggaming3203]

@@imranqureshi8664 phones are all around the world even in ur country to soo shut the fcuk up

[@pubggaming3203]

@asasadd55 5 i know but yemen is the one who actually made them

[@pubggaming3203]

@asasadd55 5 bitch i am not even lying

[@pubggaming3203]

@asasadd55 5 and btw jambiya were made before the yemen become muslims ok and if u dont belive me go and do so reseach about the jambiya and who first made it

[@eliasziad7864]

Najran belongs to Yemen....

[@ghaithal-meqdi3839]

No it doesnt

[@eliasziad7864]

@@ghaithal-meqdi3839 Really? proof, I have my Proof, It is part of all dynasties in Yemen and Najran, Asir, Jizan, Al baha, and Dhofar province in Oman belongs to greater Yemen.

[@pubggaming3203]

@@ghaithal-meqdi3839 well proof it pussy

[@eliasziad7864]

@i i Eritrea is a shit country.

[@Al_mutlaq]

عرب يكلمون بعضهم بالانجليزي، يا فضحي فضحاه

[@Ahmed-Muflahi]

Najran, Jizan and Asir are all part of Yemen and will one day inshallah return to Yemen, their rightful owners

[@thehakami5163]

Their rightful owners !! Listen Keep dreaming mtf. My ancestors were living in our land for thousands of years We ruled our selves for centuries and we fought against you for our freedom . No body wants you or join you anyway. why you Yemenies keep saying that non existent crap

[@user-um1ko9rz1s]

لن تستطيعو اشعال الفتنة بيننا فنحن عرب فلسنا مثلكم لستو رجالا بل نساء

[@nawafalamri611]

Asir, Jizan, and Najran used to be autonomous regions before the Saudi Unification, with some Ottoman and Idrisi influence. This applies to the Kingdom of Yemen (Northern Yemen), which was an autonomous region with primitive tribal political system. And by the way, Yemen you are referring to in your comment has never existed before 1990 :). Yemen mentioned in the history is a geographic direction name only, with no political implications. I wish you read and educate your self before going out and shouting full nationalist non-sense and make your self a joke ;)