نهر الزرقاء
The area was previously known as Kabara, or Zor al-Zarqa (the latter referring to the Zarqa River). The land was mostly rocky, hilly, and marshland, and was regarded by the Mandate government as "Mawat" by the Ottoman Land Code of 1858. A government concession was leased to Palestine Jewish Colonization Association (PICA) in 1921.