ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, ðə pˌiːˌiːˈɛfs sˈɜːveɪ ʌv wˈɛstɚn pˈæləstˌaɪn ˌɛsdˌʌbəljˌuːpˈiː dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪt: "ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv wˈɛlbˈɪlt hˈaʊzᵻz, kəntˈeɪnɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd kɹˈɪstʃənz ænd mˈɑːsləmz.
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A large village of well-built houses, containing about 500 Christians and Moslems.