The twenty-seven houses

Two hundred and seventy-eight fragrances. For each house we give the real head office of the company that owns the brand, not the country its name suggests.

Dubai — thirteen houses, 147 fragrances

French Avenue, Paris Corner and Swiss Arabian are Emirati houses. Their names suggest Europe; their head offices are in Dubai.

Sharjah — four houses, 64 fragrances

United Arab Emirates — two houses, 17 fragrances

City not disclosed.

From elsewhere

eight houses