Welcome To al-Lajjun - اللجون (א-לג'ון)

Status of The Village Today

Only the white stone mosque, one village mill, the village health center, and a few partially destroyed houses remain on the site. The mosque has been converted into a carpentry workshop and one of the houses has been made into a chicken coop. The health center and grain mill are deserted, and the school is gone. The cemetery remains, but it is in a neglected state; the tomb of Yusuf al-Hamdan, a prominent nationalist who fell in the 1936 revolt, is clearly visible. The surrounding lands are planted with almond trees, wheat, and barley; they also contain animal sheds, a fodder plant, and a pump installed on the spring of 'Ayn al-Hajja. The site is tightly fenced in and entry is blocked.

Bibliography and References

• Nakba Oral History: Interview with Hussein Abu Murad



Name Hussein Abu Murad Year of Birth 1929 Interviewer Rakan Mahmoud  Duration 169 min Interview Date July 31, 2007 Episodes 4

• Video Nakba Oral History: Interview with Ibrahim Barakat Mahameed



Nakba Oral History Interview from Abu al-Sous on Vimeo.

Nakba Oral History Interview from Abu al-Sous on Vimeo.

Name Ibrahim Barakat Mahameed Year of Birth 1930 Interviewer Rakan Mahmoud  Duration 390 min Interview Date Feb. 7, 2009 Episodes 5