[3] There are archaeological sites located just east of the village that are traced back to the era of the Canaanites, particularly the tells of Abu Kharaj and al-Shuqaf.

According to Walid Khalidi, the al-Hamra clan settled in the area several centuries ago because of its abundant water supplies and fertile soil.

[4] During the beginning of the 20th-century, al-Hamra's homes were widely scattered and were either permanent adobe brick structures or camel-hair tents.

[3] In the 1945 statistics, in the British Mandate era, Al-Hamra had a population of 730 Muslims[1] and the total land area was 11,511 dunums.

Trees, including fig groves, cacti and grass covered the site when Khalidi visited in the early 1990s.