Sahabi Tree

Sahabi tree
Sahabi tree
Interactive map of Sahabi tree
SpeciesPistachio
LocationSafawi, Jordan
Coordinates32°03′58″N 37°08′52″E / 32.0661°N 37.1478°E / 32.0661; 37.1478
Date seeded5th century

Sahabi Tree, or the Tree of al-Buqayawiyya (The Blessed Tree) (Arabic: شجرة البقيعاوية), is a 1500-year-old tree located in Safawi, Jordan, 156 km (97 mi) from Amman, the capital of Jordan. The tree is an Atlantic Pistachio tree. It is located on the old trade route between Mecca and Damascus. Caravans used to travel by this route.

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