Located southwest of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

[2] The name "Ora" was taken from the Book of Esther 8:16: "For the Jews it was (a time of) radiance.

"[3] The residents initially lived in tents and by 1954 only thirteen families remained.

[4] Residents were given tracts of land allocated for poultry farming and continued to live in tents, without running water or electricity, until 1957.

Before the establishment of Kiryat HaYovel, the closest neighborhood was Beit VeGan, which was reached on foot or by donkey.