Kasla, Jerusalem

Kasla () or Kesla 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.

==History== === Antiquity === thumb|Tel Chesalon|left Kasla has been identified with the ancient Canaanite settlement of Chesalon, and is believed to preserve its ancient name. Chesalon is mentioned in the Book of Joshua as one of the landmarks on the boundary of Tribe of Judah. During the Roman period, Chesalon was a Jewish settlement; it was mentioned in a document found in Wadi Murabba'at and dated to 55/6 CE. Remains from the Roman era has been found in a cave by the village. It is unknown whether it continued to exist in the aftermath of the First Jewish-Roman War and up to the Bar Kohkva Revolt.