the project
About Mijmara
Mijmara is a Gulf-region fragrance discovery guide — bridging authentic Arab oud/bakhoor/perfume houses and Western luxury perfumers. The name mijmara is borrowed from the traditional brass incense burner that has scented Gulf majlis gatherings for centuries.
The platform is bilingual from day one — Arabic default at /, English at /en/. No sign-up, no account, no commerce — just discovery and fragrance education.
What we cover
- 3,000+ perfumes
- 20 Arab / Gulf perfume houses (Lattafa, Amouage, Ajmal, Arabian Oud, Swiss Arabian, and more)
- 200+ international brands (Dior, Chanel, Tom Ford, Creed, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, etc.)
- 1,600 perfume notes, 98 accords, 18 scent families
- 33 articles at launch — oud guide, dupe / alternative comparisons, bakhoor guide, and growing
How we work
Descriptive copy is generated with modern AI models (Gemini and GPT). We rely on structured data and official brand-house sources as input, and we generate each locale independently from the same root data — never a chained English-to-Arabic translation.
For more on data sources, AI models used, and the accord-classification algorithm, see our methodology page.
What we don’t do
No sales, no buy buttons, no pop-up ads, no sign-ups. No shopping club. No multi-currency price comparisons. Just a knowledge base you can browse and learn from.
Contact
For corrections or suggestions, email us at [email protected].