Kesalon
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Ksalon כְּסָלוֹן |
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| • official | Kisalon |
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 Ksalon
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| Coordinates: 31°46′26.04″N 35°2′57.83″E / 31.7739000°N 35.0493972°ECoordinates: 31°46′26.04″N 35°2′57.83″E / 31.7739000°N 35.0493972°E | |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation | Agricultural Union |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Founded by | Yemenite Jews |
| Population (2015) | 429 |
Kisalon (Hebrew: כְּסָלוֹן) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 429.
The first transit camp (ma'abara) for new immigrants was set up on the lands of Kisalon. Olim from Yemen brought to Israel in Operation Magic Carpet were given farmland there but abandoned the moshav a few years later to join members of the community living in Rosh Ha'ayin. Immigrants from Morocco took their place.
The moshav was named for the biblical city of Ksalon (Joshua 15:10).
It is located on land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Kasla.
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