Located in the north-western Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council.

[2] The village was established on land owned by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) on 12 May 1943 by immigrants from Romania and Turkey,[3] who were members of the "Kibbutz Eretz Israel Gimel" group of Hashomer Hatzair, with financial assistance from Keren Hayesod.

[2][4] Its purpose was to guard JNF land, as well as to research the soil and climate of the region and assess their suitability for agriculture.

Before the 1948 Arab–Israeli War it was divided into two—a small cluster of families in its post-war location, and the rest in the nearby military base.

While here he wrote early lyrics for "Careless Memories", “The Chauffeur”, "Sound of Thunder", "Tel Aviv".