{"title":"Pontianak Oud - Oud Treasure","description":"\u003cp\u003eRight on the equator, at the mouth of the Kapuas River, Indonesia's longest, stands Pontianak: the capital of West Kalimantan and the gateway of western oud for centuries. From its forests comes a 100% natural oud, warm and full of presence, uniting the luxury of the pure natural with a social warmth that befits hospitality: a clear woody sweetness from the first minutes, and a presence that fills the majlis without clamoring. This is the Pontianak, some merchants write it Ponianak, and the city is one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe quick buying guide\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTell us what you are looking for and we will shorten the road for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eI want the warm natural directly\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003ePonianak medium natural: the wood of the west on its own nature with no enhancement at all, flexible medium pieces, the hundred-gram pack at 100.20 SAR and the kilo at 918.50.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%83-%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7-%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%8A\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eOrder the Pontianak →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eI prefer the layered quiet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe northern brother: a quiet Malinau that unfolds layer after layer for listening sessions, the temperamental opposite of the west's direct warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/malinau-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eMalinau oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eI want the full Kalimantan family\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe parent page of the island: all of Borneo's schools and varieties in one place, and the Pontianak is its warm western branch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/kalimantan-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eKalimantan oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eI am looking for a hospitality oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eIf your concern is receiving guests with a scent all present agree upon, the whole hospitality collection is at your hands and the Pontianak is one of its pillars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/hospitality-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eHospitality oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eI will try first\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe wise decision with luxury natural: the hundred-gram pack at 100.20 SAR is your practical sample before any kilo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/order-samples\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eOrder the samples →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy buy Pontianak oud from Oud Treasure?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003ccircle cx=\"12\" cy=\"5\" r=\"3\"\u003e\u003c\/circle\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M12 8v13M5 12H2a10 10 0 0 0 20 0h-3\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eThe west's corner from its gateway\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe port of Pontianak was historically the gateway of West Borneo's oud to the world, and still is: our relations there are direct with the network of western oud harvesters, so the wood reaches you from its first source with no chain of brokers to inflate the price and lose the trail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M14 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V8z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M14 2v6h6M16 13H8M16 17H8M10 9H8\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eFull documentation with every order\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eAn official invoice and documentation of type, grade, weight, and origin statement: you know exactly what you are burning, from which forest it came, and at which grade it was classified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M12 5l3-3h5v5l-3 3M12 5L9 2H4v5l3 3m5-5v14m-5-9l5 9 5-9\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eHonest naming with no embellishment\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003e100% natural means to us zero treatment: no enhancement, no artificial aging, and no additives, and the enhanced in our store is named enhanced in its title. Honesty of naming is the beginning of luxury.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M17 1l4 4-4 4M3 11V9a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h14M7 23l-4-4 4-4M21 13v2a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H3\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eIndividual sorting for the luxury\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe medium pieces are inspected piece by piece at the preparation centers in Malaysia on the same declared criterion: the balance of size, resin, and weight, so what you loved in your first order you find in your tenth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M9 3h6M10 3v6l-5 8a3 3 0 0 0 3 4h8a3 3 0 0 0 3-4l-5-8V3\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eTry before you commit\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe hundred-gram pack is from the same batch you will buy the kilo from, not a selected promotional sample: you test it in your real majlis at the least cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003ccircle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\u003e\u003c\/circle\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M2 12h20M12 2a15 15 0 0 1 0 20 15 15 0 0 1 0-20z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eDocumented international shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eTight packaging that preserves the luxury wood's moisture and a tracking number from the moment of shipping to your door, from the preparation centers in Malaysia to the Gulf and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat distinguishes the Pontianak?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pontianak's profile is a full warmth that does not hesitate: a clear woody sweetness that appears from the first minutes with no long preludes, a social presence that fills the majlis without clamoring, and a warm resinous base that holds throughout the session. It is an oud that says it from the first ember, and this is why the people of hospitality love it: the entering guest is met by the full effect, not a promise of an effect to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts place on the map of ouds is the golden middle that many seek: warmer and more direct than the whispering northern Malinau, and quieter and more graceful than the showy Papuan that swallows the majlis. Whoever found the first fainter than he wants and the second louder than he can bear, the Bornean west is exactly his measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs for \"medium\" in the product name, it describes the size of the pieces, not their grade: medium pieces are the most versatile in use, you place them whole on the coal for the hospitality session, break them into shards for the electric burner in your ordinary day, and inspect their resin veins by eye before every use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd an honest consideration before you buy: if you are of the school of long listening, of those who sit for the oud in a session of contemplation tracing its third and fourth layer, the direct Pontianak may seem to you clearer than necessary, and its brother the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/malinau-oud\"\u003enorthern Malinau\u003c\/a\u003e is written for you. The Pontianak is the oud of the majlis and the guest, and whoever bought it for other than its mission wronged it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe types within this collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePontianak is a daughter page in the Borneo family: one carefully sorted product, and around it its full geographic family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003ePonianak medium natural\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe page's star and its only one: the wood of the west on its own nature with no treatment, flexible medium pieces, at 100.20 SAR per hundred grams and 918.50 per kilogram.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%83-%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7-%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%8A\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eOrder the Pontianak →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eKalimantan oud: the parent page\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe whole island of Borneo: the school of woody sweetness with all its branches from the warm west to the quiet north, and the Pontianak is its western gateway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/kalimantan-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eKalimantan page →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eMalinau oud: the northern brother\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe north facing the west: the Malinau is quiet and layered, unfolding for whoever listens, and the Pontianak is warm and direct, filling the majlis. Compare them and know your side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/malinau-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eMalinau page →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003ePontianak = Ponianak = Pontianak\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eDo not be confused over the spelling: two common Arabic spellings for one city in West Borneo, we use them together deliberately so you reach us in whatever form you searched. The product is one and the city is one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%83-%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7-%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%8A\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eTo the product →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eQuality and grading: where does the Pontianak fall?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pontianak is classified within the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/luxury-grade\"\u003eluxury grade\u003c\/a\u003e, and its placement there is a sorting decision, not a marketing decision: the wood of the west reaches the preparation centers in pieces of varying sizes, as is the nature of every virgin wood, so it is inspected piece by piece and carries the name of this page only if it passes the criterion fully: visible dark resin veins, a weight that betrays the wood's fullness, and a warm, clean cold scent before any ember.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the medium pieces have an additional criterion of their own: the balance of size and resin. A good medium piece is not merely a middling chip, but a piece that carries of resin what suits its size, so no large empty wood and no rich shard lost. This balance is what our experts inspect piece by piece, and what you found here you find its like in the rest of the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/natural-oud\"\u003enatural oud collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho is this collection for?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe constant host\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eYour home is open and your guests never cease: you need an oud that receives with a clear warmth from the first minute and does not fail you before anyone. The Pontianak is written for you by name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%83-%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7-%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%8A\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eOrder the Pontianak →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe social connoisseur\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eYou love oud but you burn for your guests, not for yourself alone: you want an agreed-upon scent the knower appreciates and the beginner understands. The warmth of the west is a language everyone speaks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/hospitality-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eHospitality oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe family majlis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe extended weekly evening gathering: an oud that holds throughout the night with a full presence that does not weigh, and makes for the majlis its scent that all remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/majlis-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eMajlis oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe upscale store\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eYour customers want a natural oud they understand from the first sniff: the Pontianak is a fast shelf-turner in the luxury, a hospitality oud a wide audience buys, not a narrow elite. The quantity scale is declared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/wholesale-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eWholesale oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow do you choose your Pontianak?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eDefine your use first\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eFor hospitality and the majlis you are on exactly the right page, and for the quiet personal listening session think of the layered north. Defining the mission is half the choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eIf you are undecided, compare the two sides\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eTwo hundred-gram packs, Pontianak and Malinau, at 200.40 SAR for the two together: a session for the west and a session for the north, and your nose decides. Order them through the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/order-samples\" style=\"color:#b07c00;\"\u003esample request page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eGive it a real trial session\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eTry the Pontianak in its natural station: a majlis with people, not an empty room, a moderate coal and a whole medium piece, and watch how it receives those entering. The hospitality oud resides in hospitality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eMove up to the large piece\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eIf the west settled your decision, the kilogram at 918.50 SAR secures your stock from the same batch, and the five kilograms at 4,592.50 for the great host and the merchant, and for commercial quantities \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/request-quotation\" style=\"color:#b07c00;\"\u003erequest a custom quotation\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrom the equator city to you: the origin story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew are the cities of the world that the equator cuts squarely through, and Pontianak is Borneo's most famous of them: the equator monument at its northern entrance is a landmark visitors seek to stand with a foot in each half of the earth. On this very line, where the sun is vertical and the rain generous year-round, grow the forests of West Kalimantan in which the oud trees ripen on the most abundant equatorial rhythm the island knows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe city itself was built on the mouth of the Kapuas River, Indonesia's longest at more than a thousand kilometers piercing the heart of West Borneo: this river was and remains the artery of transporting wood from the inland forests to the coast, and upon it the oud trade in the port stood for centuries, when the boats of the west carried the inland woods to the traders of the island and the Malays and from them to the Arabian Peninsula. Whoever buys a Pontianak today buys from a trade route generations old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd behind every piece that reaches you is the network of western oud harvesters we deal with directly: the people of the river who know the upper tributaries of the Kapuas and the sites of the mature trees, reading the forest with the reading of heirs and moving the harvest with the river's flow to the city and from it to the preparation centers in Malaysia. There the individual sorting begins: piece by piece on the criterion of the balance of size, resin, and cold scent, so the name of this page is carried only by what passed it fully. Read our full method on the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/about-us\"\u003eabout us\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated collections\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eMalinau oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe north of the island: the quiet, layered face of Borneo, and the most enjoyable comparison for whoever wants to know both ends of the island by his nose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/malinau-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBrowse →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eKalimantan oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe parent page of the island of Borneo: all its schools and branches, from the warm west to the quiet north, in one place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/kalimantan-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBrowse →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eHospitality oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eAll the guest-receiving ouds on one page: the varieties that make their effect from the first minute, and the Pontianak is one of its pillars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/hospitality-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBrowse →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eNatural oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eAll our varieties untouched by treatment on one page: the school the Pontianak belongs to without exception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/natural-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBrowse →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe educational guide: understand the Pontianak before you burn it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWest versus north in the cup: which is yours?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne island and two characters: the western Pontianak opens with a direct warmth and a woody sweetness it says from the first ember, so you know what you have in the first five minutes. And the northern Malinau opens with a softness that almost deceives you, then unfolds layer after layer for whoever waited twenty minutes. The opening: the western is immediate, the northern gradual. The presence: the western is full and social, the northern whispering and contemplative. The station: the western is for the majlis and the guest, the northern for seclusion and listening. The audience: the western everyone understands, the northern rewards the practiced. So if your question is \"who receives my guests,\" then the west, and if it is \"what do I discover tonight,\" then the north, and the knower holds both and knows for each its station.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Pontianak in hospitality: why the full warmth in particular?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe successful hospitality oud solves a hard equation: a majlis of varied tastes, a knower and a beginner and a passing guest, and a scent required that all agree upon without objection. The whispering ouds are lost on the unpracticed, and the showy ones weigh on some of those present, and the full woody warmth is exactly the common ground: familiar enough for every nose to be reassured by it, and luxurious enough for the knower to ask about it. This is why the Pontianak is described as an agreed-upon scent: the guest enters and the full effect receives him, and he leaves with the scent in his garment the talk of his road.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe medium pieces: versatility of use in one size\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe medium size is the smartest of measures practically: on coal, place the piece whole on the edge of the ember, not its heart, and it gives you a full hospitality session from a single piece with a quiet rise, not a violent burning. And for the electric burner break it by hand or with a small pincer into shards the size of a fingernail, set the heat between 150 and 170 degrees, and the single piece serves you several daily sessions. And a third advantage the meticulous know: the medium piece is large enough to inspect its resin veins by eye before use, and small enough to distribute your consumption without waste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStorage: when time works in your favor\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the privileges of the luxury natural is that storage is an investment, not a risk: the Pontianak's resin continues its slow integration inside the sealed pack, so it grows deeper and more coherent with the years. The rule: a tightly sealed glass or metal container, a cool, dark place of stable temperature away from the sun and the kitchen, and opening only upon use. And the medium pieces preserve their inner moisture better than the small shards, so buy your kilo from a batch you loved and store it correctly and you find it after two years deeper than you bought it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions about Pontianak oud\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003ePontianak or Ponianak: which is the correct name?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eBoth are correct, for they are two common Arabic spellings of one city, Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan. Arabic transmits foreign names by hearing, so some merchants wrote Pontianak and others wrote Ponianak, and the meaning is one: the warm oud of West Borneo. In our store you will find both spellings, the product name Ponianak and the collection title Pontianak, so you reach us in whatever form you searched.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhat is the difference between the Pontianak and the Malinau?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eTwo ends of one island and two opposite characters: the Pontianak from the west is warm and direct, giving you its woody sweetness from the first minutes and filling the majlis with a full presence, and the Malinau from the north is quiet and layered, opening with a softness then unfolding layer after layer for whoever listens. Choose the western for hospitality and social presence, the northern for the personal tasting session, and the knower holds both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhat does the word \"medium\" mean in the product name?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003e\"Medium\" describes the size of the pieces, not their quality: medium-sized pieces, larger than the crumbs and smaller than the whole logs, and to many burners it is the smartest size practically. The single piece suffices a whole coal ember, breaks easily into shards suited to the electric burner, and lets you inspect the resin veins by eye piece by piece. The quality itself is luxury and the grade is declared, and \"medium\" is simply the measure of versatility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eIs it more suited to hospitality or to the large majlis?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eTo both, and this is its middle advantage: its full warmth receives the guests with a scent all present agree upon without objection, and its presence is stronger than the Malinau's whisper so it is not lost in a full majlis, and quieter than the Papuan's clamor so it does not weigh on the long evening gathering. If your majlis is a very wide hall and you wanted pure showy smoke, reinforce it with an oud of the strong occasion ouds, and for anything below that the Pontianak alone suffices you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eIs it 100% natural with no enhancement?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eYes, and the naming is in the product title itself: natural means to us zero treatment, no enhancement, no artificial aging, and no aromatic additives, and the enhanced in our store is named enhanced frankly on its pages. And with every order full documentation of type, grade, weight, and origin, and for your nose the final test: smell the piece cold and you find the clean woody scent that treatments cannot master.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eCan I request a comparison sample with the Malinau?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eThis is the most enjoyable experience we suggest to the visitors of the Borneo pages: a hundred-gram pack of the Pontianak and another of the Malinau, at 200.40 SAR for the two together, you burn the western in one session and the northern in another and know your side of the island by your nose, not by our words. Order them from the two product pages directly or through the sample request page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eHow much suffices me monthly if I receive guests constantly?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eFor the constant host there is an approximate tested calculation: the hospitality session needs one medium piece, at the rate of a gram to two grams. If you receive three to four times weekly, the hundred-gram pack covers two to three months, and whoever's hospitality is daily like the people of the open reception halls, the kilogram at 918.50 SAR is his correct economical size, and it secures him a year from the same batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eIs it suitable for the electric burner?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eIt is entirely suitable, and its medium pieces serve you here: break the piece into small shards suited to the burner's plate, set the heat between about 150 and 170 degrees, and the Pontianak's direct warmth appears on the electric quickly and holds. And on coal it gives you its fullest version in presence, so make the electric for your day and the coal for your guests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eIs it suitable as a gift?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eA very apt gift for whoever loves the social oud: the Pontianak is an oud its owner burns for his guests, not for himself alone, so it is a gift that works in every majlis the gifted holds, and its direct warmth the beginner understands and the knower appreciates together, unlike the whispering varieties that need a trained nose. The hundred-gram pack is an elegant entrance, and the kilo a gift of the great occasions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eAre wholesale prices available for the Pontianak?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eYes and with a declared scale: the kilogram at 918.50 SAR, the five kilograms at 4,592.50 SAR with a shipping saving, and above that by a custom quotation through the request-quotation page. And for the merchant an additional advantage in this variety in particular: a warm hospitality oud a wide audience understands, so its shelf-turn is faster than the specialized whispering varieties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eHow is it shipped and how long does it take?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eDocumented international shipping with a tracking number from the preparation centers in Malaysia, with tight packaging that preserves the wood's moisture throughout the road. The duration varies by destination and customs procedures, and the shipping cost is calculated by the order's weight and appears clearly before completing payment with no surprises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eHow do I store it for the long term?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eLike the rest of the luxury natural, time is its ally if you house it well: a tightly sealed glass or metal container, a cool, dark place of stable temperature away from the sun and fluctuating humidity, and opening only upon use. And the advantage of the medium pieces in storage is that they preserve their inner moisture better than the small shards, so you find your batch after two years deeper than you bought it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhat is the return policy?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eOud is a natural product sensitive to opening and storage, so we do not accept the return of opened packs, and it is a norm that protects you too from receiving goods someone else opened. Your real protection is before the purchase: the hundred-gram pack at 100.20 SAR with which you try at the least commitment, and any error in execution, a different variety or a weight shortfall or shipping damage, we treat immediately through the contact page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#1f0808;border:1px solid #db9a00;border-radius:8px;padding:36px 24px;text-align:center;margin:28px 0 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#ffffff;border:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003eThe warmth of the west for an unforgettable hospitality\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color:#f0e6d6;margin:0 0 22px;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eFrom the equator city to your majlis: 100% natural with flexible medium pieces and luxury individual sorting, the trial pack at 100.20 SAR. Start with a sample or request a quotation for your quantity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;justify-content:center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/order-samples\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;padding:13px 32px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eStart with the samples\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/request-quotation\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:transparent;border:1px solid #db9a00;color:#db9a00;text-decoration:none;padding:13px 32px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eRequest a quotation\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;color:#6b5b3e;font-size:0.92em;margin:14px 0 0;\"\u003eThe quantity scale: from the hundred-gram pack to the kilogram then the five kilograms at the declared prices, and above that by a custom quotation through the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/contact\"\u003econtact page\u003c\/a\u003e. And browse also \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/indonesian-oud\"\u003eIndonesian oud\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/premium-oud\"\u003epremium oud\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/oud-sample-kits\"\u003ethe sample kits\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","products":[{"product_id":"بونياناك-وسط-طبيعي","title":"Pontianak Natural Mid-Grade Oud","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"direction:ltr;text-align:left;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.9;color:#1a1a1a;max-width:800px;margin:0 auto;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.1rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePontianak natural mid-grade oud\u003c\/strong\u003e — Pontianak is the capital of West Kalimantan and one of the most time-honored cities in the \u003cstrong\u003eIndonesian oud\u003c\/strong\u003e trade throughout history. Its location right on the equator gives its oud trees exceptional growing conditions. This product is \u003cstrong\u003ewholesale Kalimantan oud from the source\u003c\/strong\u003e — reaching you after just one journey from the forest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#db9a00;border-bottom:2px solid #db9a00;padding-bottom:6px;margin-top:2rem;\"\u003eSpecifications and grade\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;\"\u003e\n  \u003ctr style=\"background:#f5f0e8;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eSource\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;\"\u003ePontianak — West Kalimantan, Indonesia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eGrade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;\"\u003eNatural Mid-Grade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr style=\"background:#f5f0e8;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eCharacter\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;\"\u003eAuthentic Kalimantan — woody, creamy, calm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eSuited to\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 12px;\"\u003eTraders — incense shops — end consumers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#db9a00;border-bottom:2px solid #db9a00;padding-bottom:6px;margin-top:2rem;\"\u003eWhy Pontianak specifically?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the most prominent things that competing \u003cstrong\u003ewholesale Kalimantan oud\u003c\/strong\u003e pages miss: there is no mention at all of the specific region within Kalimantan. Pontianak is not just a location — it is a defined geographic environment that produces oud with an aromatic character different from northern or central Kalimantan. Expert traders know this difference and ask for it by name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#db9a00;border-bottom:2px solid #db9a00;padding-bottom:6px;margin-top:2rem;\"\u003eThe aromatic character\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA creamy woody sweetness is the first signature of Pontianak oud — not sharp, not heavy. The soft white smoke rises calmly and fills the room with a fragrance that soothes the soul and settles the atmosphere. Ideal for mixed gatherings, and for customers who prefer calm, non-heavy scents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#db9a00;border-bottom:2px solid #db9a00;padding-bottom:6px;margin-top:2rem;\"\u003eThe trader's opportunity in the Gulf market\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMid-grade Kalimantan oud is among the best-selling types in the Saudi market because it suits various customer segments. Its reasonable price compared to the top grade makes the profit margin for traders excellent — especially when \u003cstrong\u003eimported directly from Indonesia\u003c\/strong\u003e without intermediaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#db9a00;border-bottom:2px solid #db9a00;padding-bottom:6px;margin-top:2rem;\"\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e0d5c5;border-radius:6px;padding:10px 14px;margin-bottom:8px;\"\u003e\n  \u003csummary style=\"font-weight:700;cursor:pointer;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eDoes Pontianak oud differ from the rest of Kalimantan oud?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-top:8px;\"\u003eYes. Pontianak sits right on the equator, which gives its trees steady humidity and warmth that produces a resin with a distinctive sweet, creamy character different from the drier northern regions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border:1px solid #e0d5c5;border-radius:6px;padding:10px 14px;\"\u003e\n  \u003csummary style=\"font-weight:700;cursor:pointer;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eHow do I verify the oud's authenticity before buying wholesale?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-top:8px;\"\u003eWe provide a certificate of origin and import documents with every wholesale order. You can also request a paid sample before the large order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding:1.2rem;background:#1f0808;border-radius:8px;color:#fff;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:1rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color:#db9a00;\"\u003e💼 Wholesale Kalimantan oud direct from the source:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"mailto:wholesale@oudtreasure.com\" style=\"color:#db9a00;\"\u003ewholesale@oudtreasure.com\u003c\/a\u003e | Shipping to the Gulf\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Oud Treasure","offers":[{"title":"Sample 100g","offer_id":48940006408411,"sku":null,"price":100.2,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Personal 1kg","offer_id":48979223216347,"sku":null,"price":918.5,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Wholesale 5kg","offer_id":48979223249115,"sku":null,"price":4592.5,"currency_code":"SAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0803\/2796\/6939\/files\/5b09b1103547e8f13cff56dae5872d21.png?v=1783195249"}],"url":"https:\/\/oudtreasure.com\/en\/collections\/pontianak-oud.oembed","provider":"Oud Treasure","version":"1.0","type":"link"}