Lot 1 · Sarja Groves
Lot 1
Sarja Groves
Four plots in the Sarja area on the lower north-west slopes, together with Shahaleet near Ein el Jnaineh. Mostly native Baladi trees, from young plantings at Mataeem to tall, wide-crowned trees at Malakeh.
Pressing method
Modern press
The olives of this lot are pressed in a modern continuous mill in Hasbaya. They are washed and cleared of leaves, crushed to a paste in a stainless-steel crusher, and stirred slowly (malaxation) so the oil droplets gather. A horizontal centrifuge, the decanter, then spins the oil away from the water and the crushed pits and skins. The process is quick and closed, with little contact with air, which helps keep the oil's fresh, green aromas and its natural polyphenols.
The pin marks the general area of Lot 1; it is indicative only.
Sarja حقل سرجل (Haql Sarjal)
The great field of this lot and the family's largest grove, by both area and number of trees, sloping gently north-west.
- Area
- 13,101 m²
- Olive trees
- 182
- Variety
- Baladi (native Lebanese)
- Altitude
- ≈ 715 m
- Slope faces
- North-west
Qasimet Ezzedine (in the Sarja area)
A plot in the Sarja area, its edge banked with field stones cleared from the ground.
- Area
- 2,152 m²
- Olive trees
- 25
- Variety
- Baladi (native Lebanese)
- Altitude
- ≈ 702 m
- Slope faces
- North-west
Malakeh (Sarja, Raghbet Malakeh)
A west-facing plot of the Sarja area with tall, wide-crowned Baladi trees.
- Area
- 3,995 m²
- Olive trees
- 43
- Variety
- Baladi (native Lebanese)
- Altitude
- ≈ 732 m
- Slope faces
- West-north-west
Mataeem (Sarja Mataeem)
The lowest of the family's lands, at about 690 metres, planted with sixty small Baladi trees.
- Area
- 2,493 m²
- Olive trees
- 60
- Variety
- Baladi (native Lebanese), young trees
- Altitude
- ≈ 690 m
- Slope faces
- North-west
Shahaleet (Ein el Jnaineh)
A south-facing grove at Ein el Jnaineh, closer to the village than the rest of this lot.
- Area
- 1,200 m²
- Olive trees
- 20
- Variety
- Baladi (native Lebanese), medium to large
- Altitude
- ≈ 839 m
- Slope faces
- South-south-west
Areas and tree counts are from the family land register. Altitude and slope are approximate, taken from the plot centre on satellite elevation data. Map pins show each lot's general area only. Grove photographs from recent seasons; family photographs from the AbouJamra family archive. Where a grove has no photograph of its own yet, a photograph from the neighbouring grove is shown and labelled as such.