An Ottoman village list from about 1870 showed the village, called Chirbet abu-fellah, had a population of 265, with a total of 58 houses, though the population count only included men. It also noted it was located SE of Turmus Ayya.Socin, 1879, p. 149 Socin notes that it is in the Beni Murra district, though Robinson noted it in the Beni Salim districtHartmann, 1883, p. 115 also noted 58 houses
