Located in the Judean Hills, on the western outskirts of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.

[6] This has led to the suggestion that the original was Σωβης ("Sōbēs"), and that Tsova can thus be dated back to the time of Joshua Bin-Nun, based on this verse in the Septuagint.

The Palestinian village of Suba, built on the ruins of Belmont Castle, was the scene of fierce fighting during the 1947–1949 Palestine war due to its strategic location overlooking the road to Jerusalem.

In late 1947 and early 1948, irregular forces and militiamen stationed in Suba attacked Jewish traffic on the main highway from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

[14] There is also a hotel overlooking the Jerusalem Hills, a children's amusement park ("Kiftzuba"), orchards, vineyards, a winery and a chocolate workshop.

Thousands of pottery shards, possibly the remnants of small water jugs used in the baptismal ritual, were found at the site.

[16] In the early 1970s Joseph Zaritsky, leader of the New Horizons group, established a studio in Tzova which he visited every year until his death in 1985, where he painted the landscapes of the area in his abstract painterly language.

While Zaritsky ignored the Palestinian ruins found on the site and abstracted the landscape, Abramson painted the view realistically and then defaced it.