Located east of the Israeli West Bank barrier, 2.3 kilometers from the Green line in the southern Hebron Hills just north of Meitar, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law[2] It was established in 1983 as a Nahal settlement under the name "Nahal Omarim" and civilianized in 1984.

"Tene Omarim" is the name of the settlement used by its residents, the Israeli government considers "Tene" the official name as a tribute to David Taneh, the first CEO of the Building and Housing Office.

[3][4] The settlement has a total area of about 366 square meters,[5] of which 18.84 percent is privately owned, all or most of it by Palestinians according to a 2006 Peace Now-report.

[6] Settlements on privately owned Palestinian land are illegal under Israeli law.