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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 Israelis	Most likely the village was completely destroyed and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Kasla 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
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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