The Old City

Oil presses

  1. Al Nashashibi Oil Press

    Rented by Abdul Qadir Saad al-Salhi, and turned into a shop for Oriental antiques.

  2. Al-Asali Oil Press

    Continues to work as a press until today, and rented by Kamal Salhi.

  3. Al-Badairi Oil Press – (Christian quarter)

    Current use: Shop “store” for the tenant of the family of Al-Harbawi.

  4. Al-Taziz Oil Press

    Today turned into a shop for cleaning tools.

  5. Al-Badairi Oil Press

    Turned into “A’al Sondoqa” carpenter, and then became a hostel.

  6. Sheikh Qassim Oil Press

    Turned into shops “Stores” to sell spices after the division of the press.

  7. Al-Jbreeni Oil Press

    The press produces many products such as red and white tahini and sesame cakes, as well as Halawa, baraka…

Common questions

How many Oil presses are in The Old City?

QudsInfo lists 7 Oil presses in The Old City, including Al Nashashibi Oil Press, Al-Asali Oil Press, and Al-Badairi Oil Press – (Christian quarter).

What is the best-known of the Oil presses in The Old City?

Al Nashashibi Oil Press: Rented by Abdul Qadir Saad al-Salhi, and turned into a shop for Oriental antiques.

Al Nashashibi Oil Press