Located in the Sharon plain near Ra'anana, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaSharon Regional Council.

It was an open woodland dominated by Mount Tabor Oak, which extended from Kfar Yona in the north to Ra'anana in the south.

The intensification of settlement and agriculture in the coastal plain during the 19th century led to deforestation and subsequent environmental degradation.

[2] The moshav was established in 1946 by demobilised soldiers who had received technical training in the British Army.

It was named after Basra in Iraq, where the unit was stationed for some time during World War II.