District Jerusalem Affiliation Agricultural Union Population (2015) 429 Local time Saturday 5:58 PM | Council Mateh Yehuda Founded by Yemenite Jews Founded 1952 | |
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Ksalon (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.
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Map of Ksalon, Israel
History
The village was established in 1952 by immigrants from Yemen on the basis of a ma'abara set up the previous year. It was named after the biblical city of Ksalon (Joshua 15:10).
It is located on land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Kasla.
After its establishment, the Yemenite founders were joined by more immigrants from Romania. However, it was later abandoned. The moshav was re-established in 1955 by immigrants from Morocco and Tunisia.
References
Ksalon Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA