The Olive Tree Originated in the Holy Land.

Other findings from the Hula Valley, just north of the Sea of Galilee, indicate the presence of olive trees in the region 30,000 years ago.

Excavations on Mount Carmel have shown that the olive was used in Israel some 10,000 years ago. Other evidence from early periods has been found in archeological sites north of the Dead Sea and in the Samaria region.

The olive tree was cultivated in Israel as far back as the sixth century BCE and spread to Egypt.

Phoenician traders brought olives from Israel to Greece, Rome, and Spain, and from there to other areas of the Mediterranean Basin. The Spanish spread the olive tree to the American continent.Findings from the third century BCE from various places in the land of Israel give evidence of numerous olive groves planted all over the country.

WORLD CATALOGUE OF OLIVE VARIETIES

ALBANIA

Kalinjot

ALGERIA

Azeradj

Blanquette de Guelma

Chemlal de Kabylie

Limli

Sigoise

ARGENTINA

Arauco

CHILE

Azapa

CROATIA

Lastovka

Levantinka

Oblica

CYPRUS

Ladoelia

EGYPT

Aggezi Shami

Hamed

Toffahi

FRANCE

Aglandau

Bouteillan

Grossane

Lucques

Picholine Languedoc

Salonenque

Tanche

GREECE

Adramitini

Amigdalolia

Chalkidiki

Kalamon

Konservolia

Koroneiki

Mastoidis

Megaritiki

Valanolia

ISRAEL

Barnea

Kadesh

Merhavia

ITALY

Ascolana Tenera

Biancolilla

Bosana

Canino

Carolea

Casaliva

Cassanese

Cellina di Nardò

Coratina

Cucco

Dolce Agogia

Dritta

Frantoio

Giarraffa

Grignan

Itrana

Leccino

Majatica di Ferrandina

Moraiolo

Nocellara del Belice

Nocellara Etnea

Ogliarola Barese

Oliva di Cerignola

Ottobratica

Pendolino

Pisciottana

Pizz'e Carroga

Rosciola

Sant'Agostino

Santa Caterina

Taggiasca

JORDAN

Rasi'i

LEBANON

Soury

MOROCCO

Haouzia

Menara

Meslala

Picholine marocaine

PALESTINE

Nabali Baladi

PORTUGAL

Carrasquenha

Cobrançosa

Cordovil de Castelo Branco

Cordovil de Serpa

Galega Vulgar

Maçanilha Algarvia

Redondal

SLOVENIA

Bianchera

SPAIN

Alfafara

Aloreña

Arbequina

Bical

Blanqueta

Callosina

Carrasqueño de la Sierra

Castellana

Changlot Real

Cornicabra

Empeltre

Farga

Gordal de Granada

Gordal Sevillana

Hojiblanca

Lechín de Granada

Lechín de Sevilla

Loaime

Lucio

Manzanilla Cacereña

Manzanilla Prieta

Manzanilla de Sevilla

Mollar de Cieza

Morisca

Morona

Morrut

Palomar

Picual

Picudo

Rapasayo

Royal de Cazorla

Sevillenca

Verdial de Badajoz

Verdial de Huevar

Verdial de VÃlez-Málaga

Verdiell

Villalonga

SYRIA

Abou-Satl

Doebli

Kaissy

Sorani

Zaity

TUNISIA

Chemlali de Sfax

ChÃtoui

Gerboui

Meski

Oueslati

TURKEY

Ayvalik

Çekiste

Çelebi

Domat

Erkence

Gemlik

Izmir Sofralik

Memecik

Memeli

Uslu

UNITED STATES

Mission

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