Olive Trees

The home of olive tree is the coastal areas of the Mediterranean sea (southeastern of Europe, western Asia and northern Africa) As well as northern Iran. Its fruit is also called olives where the Mediterranean region is the source of olives oil. The tree is evergreen and the fruit is small ,long, thinner-fleshed in wild plants than in orchard cultivars .Olives are harvested in green to purple stage. Canned black olives may contain chemical that turn them black artificially.



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Olives and olive oil are mention in Holy Qur'an seven times , one of these occasions is where Allah swears by the fig and olive at the beginning of Surat, Al Tin. The olive tree is a blessed tree so its fruit. Its oil is one of the healthiest oil; it contains very small amount of fat and does not increase the amount of harmful fats in the blood as other kinds of oil do. Regular consumption of olive oil decreases the overall amount of cholesterols in blood and its other harmful kind in particular. In particularly, reduces the possibilities of heart disease and cancer.


Allah swears in Holy Qur'an by olives and mention it seven times. The Messenger of Allah said "Eat olives and use its ointment for it comes from a blessed tree" and Muhamed the messenger of Allah (peace and mercy from Allah be upon him)said too "the best Miswak (for cleaning teeth) is that of the olive tree as it a blessed tree ".For its oil rich in fat and protein and low in carbohydrate.


Olives trees are cultivate for its olive oil, fine wood , olive leaf and olive fruit. Olives are now cultivated in Mediterranean climates to keep the fruit with its original characteristics. Olive Leaf and oil are benefit for health. It is the source of renewable energy for health and using waste produced from oil plants as an energy source generated by burning the same amount of wood , where the smoke releases has no negative impact on the environment or neighbours, and the ash left in the stove can be used for fertilizing gardens and plants . most of its uses for eating and frying. It is more popular appetites beside meals as salad or with salad in most eastern countries especially Egypt, Syria and Palestine.


Kind of Olives:


* Amfissa, near oracle of Delphi in Greece.


*Gemlik northern Turkey.


*Arbequina in Spain.


*Picholine in France.


*Nabali in Palestinian is the highest quality olive cultivar in the world.