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| Kasla District of Jerusalem كسلا - כסלא Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
July 17, 1948
Distance from district center
17 (km) West of Jerusalem
Elevation from the sea
625 (meters)
Map location
See location number #17 on the map
Israeli military operation
Operation Dani
Israeli attacking brigade
Har'el Brigade
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisMost likely the village was completely destroyed and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing
by IsraelisKasla inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
8,001
Jewish
0
Public
3
Total
8,004
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Irrigated & Plantation
440
Area planted w/ olives
203
Planted W/ Cereal
2,265
Built up
10
Cultivable
2,705
Non-Cultivable
5,289
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
1596
61
1922
233
1931
298
1945
280
1948
325
Est. Refugees 1998
1,995
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
72
1948
78
Town's name through history
The Canaanites referred to Kasla by the city of Chesalon, and the Romans called it either Chesalon or Cheslon.
Shrines/maqams
A shrine for a local sage known as al-Shaykh Ahmad.
Water supplies
Two springs in the nearby valley and another spring to the east provided the villagers with fresh water needs.
Archeological sites
Kasla was surrounded by several khirbas (including Khirbat Sar'a) which contained the ruins of walls, cisterns, and carved stones.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Ramat Razi'el and Kesalon
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 Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001Last reply posted on JUNE-3-2007 Sign Kasla's Guest Book - سجل الزوار |
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| Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج |
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| Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Specific Board for Prisoners- صفحة مخصصة لأخبار الأسرى |
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| Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return? هل تقبل التوطين والتعويض بديل عن الوطن وحق العودة؟ |
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