Kasla, Jerusalem

Kasla
كسلا
Kasla was located on the top of the hill
Etymology: from personal name
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Kasla, Jerusalem (click the buttons)
Kasla
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°46′52″N 35°03′04″E / 31.78111°N 35.05111°E / 31.78111; 35.05111
Palestine grid154/132
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictJerusalem
Date of depopulationJuly 17–18, 1948
Area
 • Total
8,004 dunams (8.004 km2 or 3.090 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
280
Cause(s) of depopulationMilitary assault by Yishuv forces
Current LocalitiesRamat Raziel, Ksalon

Kasla was a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on July 17, 1948, by the Harel Brigade of Operation Dani. It was located 17 km west of Jerusalem.

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