Located in the coastal plain near Netanya, 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.

[3] The village was established as a kibbutz on 17 August 1938 by gar'in of the Akiva and HaNoar HaTzioni movements as part of the tower and stockade settlement programme.

According to the Jewish National Fund, the original settlers were orthodox and were engaged in intensive farming and citrus.