 It appeared in the 1596 tax-records as "Harit", located in the "Nahiya" of Jabal Qubal, part of the Sanjak of Nablus.The population was 21 households, all Muslim.They paid a fixed tax sum of 12,000 akçe, in addition to taxes on "agnan", bee hives, and occasional revenues; a total of 13,300 akçe.