 It is thought that the citron is the oldest cultivated fruit in the country.Being of ritual significance for Jews, the citron was exported abroad in small quantities during Roman times.During the 1800s, the Balady was grown on the outskirts of Nablus, Nazareth, Tiberias, Safed and Alma al-Shaib, in Umm al-Fahm and in Lifta village near Jerusalem.