Start of Jordan's olive oil season - in pictures

  • General view of olive groves and the forrest in the village of Dibbeen, around 50 kilometres northwest of Amman. Amy McConaghy / The National
    General view of olive groves and the forrest in the village of Dibbeen, around 50 kilometres northwest of Amman. Amy McConaghy / The National
  • Syrian refugee seasonal workers near Umm Jimal, north-east Jordan. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
    Syrian refugee seasonal workers near Umm Jimal, north-east Jordan. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
  • General view of olive groves and the forrest in the village of Dibbeen, around 50 kilometres northwest of Amman. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
    General view of olive groves and the forrest in the village of Dibbeen, around 50 kilometres northwest of Amman. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
  • Three samples of Dibbeen olive oil: Left is from last year; middle is this year's crop pressed at 35 degree Celsius using Italian machines; right is also this year's crop, pressed at 15 degree Celsius using German machines. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
    Three samples of Dibbeen olive oil: Left is from last year; middle is this year's crop pressed at 35 degree Celsius using Italian machines; right is also this year's crop, pressed at 15 degree Celsius using German machines. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
  • Jordanian farmer Youssef Zubi examining the olive oil, a product of groves he is in charge of. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
    Jordanian farmer Youssef Zubi examining the olive oil, a product of groves he is in charge of. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
  • Countryhome in the village of Dibbeen. Amy McConaghy / The National
    Countryhome in the village of Dibbeen. Amy McConaghy / The National
  • General view of olive groves and the forrest in the village of Dibbeen, around 50 kilometres northwest of Amman. Amy McConaghy / The National
    General view of olive groves and the forrest in the village of Dibbeen, around 50 kilometres northwest of Amman. Amy McConaghy / The National
  • A Syrian refugee encampment near Umm Jimal in north-eastern Jordan, where the refugees sometimes find seasonal employment picking olives. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
    A Syrian refugee encampment near Umm Jimal in north-eastern Jordan, where the refugees sometimes find seasonal employment picking olives. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
  • A poppy in Dibbeen. Amy McConaghy / The National
    A poppy in Dibbeen. Amy McConaghy / The National
  • The ruins of Umm Jimal, a Roman city in Jordan near the border with Syria. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
    The ruins of Umm Jimal, a Roman city in Jordan near the border with Syria. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National