 Other Israeli villages in the area include Shvut Rachel, Giv'at Har'el, Esh Kodesh, and Adei Ad.Keida was founded on June 24 2003 (Sivan 24, 5763 according to the Hebrew calendar) as a joint project by Amana and the Yesha Council.Originally, it was supposed to be built on an abandoned army base of the same name but was later moved to an adjacent hilltop.