Most of its area is situated on the banks of rivulet Sonamann, a tributary of Veshaw that in turn joins the Jehlum at Sangam which comes under the Pir Panjal Range.

[5] Surrounded by an L Shaped Karewa Yaripora as a habitable site appears to have been established somewhere around the 17th century AD as a central trading place with a cluster of villages connected by half a dozen roads coming from different directions.

With multiple springs and a few fresh water streams flowing directly through the village the local population seems to have thrived as a tiny trading hub.

Raja Sher Ahmad Khan was the last ruler of the Bomba tribe whose ancestors had founded the town of Muzaffarabad.

He is buried within the shrine of Gaebi Shah Sahib located within the courtyard of the Jamia Masjid Yaripora.