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The olive tree is one of the main crops in holy land and the more than ten million trees planted in an area of ​​over 900 thousand acres constitute 50% of the cultivated area and occupies most of the mountainous areas are the tree most prevalent compared with fruit trees where other constitute an area of ​​more than 80% of the area of ​​fruit trees.

The olive tree is one of the seven kinds of fruit which was blessed this sacred country.

He says, "Stokes of the blessed olive tree neither East nor West" any No. 35 from Surat light.

The home of the olive tree
Differed botanists and agriculture around the original home of the olive tree, where some believe that the home of the olive tree is the countries of East Asia also famous by the Mediterranean countries and our country is one of those countries that have planted olive since time immemorial.

Also believed to be the home of Olive education is Palestine, known since ancient times and it spread to Egypt, Greece and Italy and from these countries to the rest of the Mediterranean. Jerusalem as a city was known as olive Mecca known in dates and Damascus fig City.

Olive cultivation arrived in Palestine to a climax in terms of development and methods that are used in horticulture where taller Rome and Greece and the countries of North Africa by following these methods.

The importance enjoyed by the olive tree does not come from a vacuum Fterkib and components of olive oil gave the great importance it contains fatty acids, unsaturated It is very necessary where she works these acids to reduce high cholesterol in the blood as it contains vitamins especially known antioxidants, as well as Some vehicles such as urinary phenol all these vehicles and with a high percentage of olive oil in a challenge of developing high cholesterol in other words, reduce hardening of the arteries and thus reduce heart disease.

The lab tests proved that the percentage of Palestinian olive oil containment on Alphenullac most in the world, and this has been demonstrated in laboratory experiments.

Spreads in the Palestinian territories, a large number of olive varieties, that have been Astafaaha and improved over thousands of years, to accommodate each class the purpose of cultivation; Some implants in order to extract oil; while other types are grown for pickling industry and numerous varieties of table olives. There are dual-purpose varieties; can get such a high percentage of oil, in addition to its size and flavor that fits the table olive industry.