Kaplava — village in the Krāslava district (Latvian Republic).

In the 19th – early 20th century it was the Kaplau sloboda in Illuxt County, Courland Province.

From 1918–40 part of the Latvian Republic, from 1940–91 part of the Latvian SSR.

In the 1930s about 20 Jews lived in Kaplava.

After the Wehrmacht occupation, on 30 July 1941, 30 Jews were murdered there.