in 1992, the palestinian historian walid khalidi described the village: "only three houses remain; two are deserted and one has been turned into a warehouse. one of the deserted houses is a two-storey stone structure that has a large, triple-arched front porch." petersen, who inspected the place in 1994, noted "a large two-storey building with a vaulted arcade on the northern side. the upper part of the building is today used as a house whilst the lower part appears to be abandoned (although it remains locked). the arcade consists of three cross-vaulted bays resting on two free-standing piers and two engaged piers at either end. on the outer (north) face of each of the two central piers there is a stone carved with two rosettes which appears to be part of a classical entablature. the outer arches is emphasised by a flat hood moulding. each bay is covered with a cross-vault which reaches a height of approximately 4m. [..] the upper floor is reached by an external staircase on the east side leading to a walled terrace above the arcade. [..] the identity or function of this building is not known although its design and orientation indicate that it may be a mosque." in 2000, meron benvenisti observed that: "three large, beautiful structures, which were located outside the village amid orchards of fruit trees, have been renovated, and jewish families live in them. in one, chamber music concerts are held."