Located in the Sharon plain between Netanya and Tulkarm, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council.

[1] A historical ancient site with a mosaic from the Roman–Byzantine era, called "Tel Shevah" (Arabic Tall Subh) is located nearby, as is a landing strip for ultralight aviation.

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.