[4] In the early 19th century, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt noted it as the only village on the eastern shore of Lake Tiberias, and that it had some ancient buildings.

[6] In 1838, Edward Robinson was told that the village, Khurbet es-Sumrah, was on the eastern shore of the lake.

[9] A population list from about 1887 showed es Samr (east shore) to have about 180 inhabitants; 20 Druze and 160 Muslims.

[13] In the 1945 statistics, Es Samra had a population of 290; 280 Muslims and 10 classified as others,[1] with 6,912 dunams of Arab-owned land.

A tourist resort, which consists of a few cabins and small houses, has been established on part of the village site.