Located in the Western Galilee near Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council.

[1] The moshav was established in 1950 by immigrants from Yemen,[2] after they had spent a few months living in Rosh HaAyin.

The founders were joined by immigrants from North Africa in 1951.

Its name is a Hebraized version of the Arabic name for the area.

[2] It is located on the land that had belonged to the Palestinian village of Iqrit, as its inhabitants had been expelled.