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 local Arab inhabitants traditionally used the area for pasture, firewood and intermittent cultivation.

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

[3] The moshav was established on 26 June 1939 by graduates of the Mikveh Israel agricultural school as part of the tower and stockade settlement programme.