Sheet 19963010

Type: Dia
Color: Color
Country: Israel
Region: Palästina
Place: Negev
Date: May 1, 1996
Timna National-park, Negev, Israel Palästina 1996. Oliven Hain mit Olivenbäumen. Rasenproduktion im Jordantal. Bewässerungssystem Kibbutz Samar Wadi Araya. arabische Stadt in IsraelWasserkanal Landwirtschaft Kuhherde auf Weide Olivenbäume alte In der Sockenfabrick arbeiten PalästinenserInnen (in Kibbutz) Israel Palestine 1996 Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the Mediterranean region as the source of olive oil. The tree and its fruit give its name to the plant family, which also includes species such as lilacs, jasmine, Forsythia and the true ash trees (Fraxinus). The word derives from Latin olīva which is cognate with the Greek ἐλαία (elaía) ultimately from Mycenaean Greek e-ra-wa ("elaiva"), attested in Linear B syllabic script. The word "oil" in multiple languages ultimately derives from the name of this tree and its fruit.

Image of sheet 19963010 photo 16: Olivenbaum, Israel Palästina 1996. Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the Mediterranean region as the source of olive oil. The tree and its fruit give its name to the plant family, which also includes species such as lilacs, jasmine, Forsythia and the true ash trees (Fraxinus). The word derives from Latin olīva which is cognate with the Greek ἐλαία (elaía) ultimately from Mycenaean Greek e-ra-wa ("elaiva"), attested in Linear B syllabic script. The word "oil" in multiple languages ultimately derives from the name of this tree and its fruit.

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