in 1875 victor guérin inspected the place, which he described: "the ruins of this name are scattered over the flanks and summit of a hill, bordered on the south by the deep ravine of wady kerkera. terraces, once regulated by the hand of man and now overgrown with thick underwood, were formerly covered with dwelling-houses whose remains cumber the soil. the foundations of some are still visible. they were small, but tolerably well-built, with regular stones of fair dimensions.