[1] Hararit is located on the crest of Mount Netofa in the Lower Galilee.

It was established in 1980 as part of a government-sponsored project initiated by Labor party member Nissim Zvili.

[3] Initially it was supposed to be settled by a group of Rafael employees, but they rejected it, as it was too far from their workplace, and eventually it was settled by Shahaf ("Seagull"), a group of people dedicated to the principles of Transcendental Meditation (TM).

[7] Archaeologists have discovered three large ancient water cisterns and the remains of agricultural terraces in the vicinity of Hararit.

[8] The economy is largely based on hitec, alternative medicine, tourism, with some of the residents operating bed and breakfast establishments.