There is a small museum in the kibbutz about its history and the period between 1948 and 1967.[3] Its name was adapted from the Arabic name for the area, Tell al-Qasr, and also symbolises agriculture. Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion refused to accept the name, insisting that it should be called Beit Katzir because it was not a real tell. However, after the kibbutz's secretariat noted that Tel Aviv was not a real tell, and that Ramat Gan (lit. Garden Heights) was not hilly, they eventually won recognition of their preferred name.
The kibbutz stands 2 km east of the site, and on the traditional village lands, of the depopulated Palestinian village of Samakh.[2][4]
