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| Israeli occupation date | May 30, 1948 | ||||||||||||||
| Distance from district center | 16 (km) Northwest of Jinin | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 150 (meters) | ||||||||||||||
| Map location | See location number #2 on the map | ||||||||||||||
| Israeli military operation | Operation Gideon | ||||||||||||||
| Israeli attacking brigade | Golani's Fourth Battalion | ||||||||||||||
| Defenders | Arab Liberation Army | ||||||||||||||
| Israeli acts of terror | Massacre occured by Jewish troops against the town's inhabitants. | ||||||||||||||
| Exodus Cause | Military assault by Jewish troops | ||||||||||||||
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis | al-Lajjun was mostly destroyed with the exception of the white stone mosque, one village mill, the village health center, and few partially destroyed houses still visible on the village site, ses Pictures section for details. | ||||||||||||||
| Ethnically cleansed by Israelis | al-Lajjun inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. | ||||||||||||||
| Village clans (hamolas) | The village was made of several clans (hamayl) including:- al-Mahajina al-Tahta,al-Ghubariyya, al-Jabbarin, al-Mahamid, and al-Mahajina al-Fawqa clans | ||||||||||||||
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| Town's name through history | The Romans founded the village and called it Legio. | ||||||||||||||
| Schools | al-Lajjun had an elementary school for boys which was founded in 1937, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 83 students. | ||||||||||||||
| Inhabitants place of origin | The most recent Palestinian population came from Umm al-Fahim escaping the British prosecution after the 1st intifadah in 1936. | ||||||||||||||
| Notable people from town | Two famous Muslim scholars are from al-Lajjun: 'Ali al-Shafi'i (d. 1310) and 'Ali ibn al-Jalal. | ||||||||||||||
| Religious institutions | The village had two mosques, and currently the white mosque functions as carpentry workshop by Israeli Jewish settlers. | ||||||||||||||
| Nearby wadies & rivers | al-Lajjun is situated on both banks of Wadi al-Lajjun. | ||||||||||||||
| Water supplies | al-Lajjun has several springs, including spring of 'Ayn al-Hajja used to provide the village with a fresh water source. | ||||||||||||||
| Archeological sites | The village contains Tall al-Mutasallim (ancient Megiddo) which was excavated by German archaeologists in 1903 | ||||||||||||||
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | Kibbutz Megiddo | ||||||||||||||
| Related Maps | خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة Town's map on MapQuest View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia |
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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.
- The interior of the village mosque, which now functions as an Israeli carpentry workshop, 1987
- Remains of village mill, 1987
- Grave in the cemetery for those killed in the pre-1948 struggle against the British Mandate, 1987
- The village health center, 1987
- Ruined houses in the western section of the village, 1991
- The Remains Of An Unknown Structure In al-Lajjun, December, 2001
- The Remains Of An Unknown Structure In al-Lajjun #1, December, 2001
- The Remains Of An Unknown Structure In al-Lajjun #2, December, 2001
- A Palm Tree On al-Lajjun's Land, December, 2001
- Inside On Of The Few Standing Stone Houses In al-Lajjun, December, 2001
- Rubble Belonging To A Demolished Houses In al-Lajjun #1, December, 2001
- Rubble Belonging To A Demolished Houses In al-Lajjun #2, December, 2001
- Rubble Belonging To A Demolished Houses In al-Lajjun #3, December, 2001
- Rubble Belonging To A Demolished Houses In al-Lajjun #4, December, 2001
- Rubble Belonging To A Demolished Houses In al-Lajjun #5, December, 2001
- Rubble Belonging To A Demolished Houses In al-Lajjun #6, December, 2001
- An Old Tree Planted By The People Of al-Lajjun #1 Before 1948, December, 2001
- An Old Tree Plantred By The People Of al-Lajjun #2 Before 1948, December, 2001
- An Old Tree Plantred By The People Of al-Lajjun #3 Before 1948, December, 2001
- An Old Dirt Road Leading To al-Lajjun #1, December, 2001
- An Old Dirt Road Leading To al-Lajjun #2, December, 2001
- A Palestinian Abandoned Structure Or House In al-Lajjun #1, December, 2001
- A Palestinian Abandoned Structure Or House In al-Lajjun #2, December, 2001
- An Arabic Writing On The Wall Of A Demolished Structure, December, 2001
- al-Lajjun Lands, A General View, December, 2001
- al-Lajjun Cactus Tree, A Customary Way Of Marking Land Boundaries #1, December, 2001
- al-Lajjun Cactus Tree, A Customary Way Of Marking Land Boundaries #2, December, 2001
- Rubble Of Demolished Structure, December, 2001
- al-Lajjun's main cemetery
- One of the tombs in the destroyed village's cemetery
- شاهد قير إحدى شهداء ثورة 1936 (يوسف الحمدان)
- Lejjun in the 1930's
- بركة ميا عين الحجة - اللجون
- مطحنة نويصر عين الحجة
- ابناء حفلة أبناء محمود خليل كساب محاميد في وداع جودت في بيت جده المهدم بقرية اللجون الفلسطينية المهجرة
- بطاقة أعانه أسريه للنازحين الفلسطبنيين عام 1948
- منظر عام للقرية عام 1934 -- منقول من صفحة أحمد مروات
- موقف باص في اللجون ويظهر جندي انجليزي عام 1937
- قرية اللجون قبل النكبة
- خان اللجون قضاء جنين عام 1870(مجدو)
- اراضي اللجون
- اللجون
- اللجون
- اللجون
- اللجون
- اراضي القريه
- اجيش الانتداب البريطاني في قريه اللجون سنه 1918
| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| يوسف محاميد | محاميد | - |
| نضال الأسمر | جبارين | جنين, الطيبة |
| REMAWI | جمعه | jenin |
| الشاعر راضي عبد الجواد | محاميد | - |
| Dalia Mhaid | Mhaid | Wisconsin, USA |
| nagham | - | - |
- مسيرة العودة العاشرة الى قرية اللجون Duration: min 42 sec
- تصميم ثلاثي الأبعاد يعيد بناء قرية اللجون بحيفا Duration: 2 min 30 sec
- بسواعدنا -تصور العودة لقرية اللجون المهجرة Duration: 3 min 41 sec
What is new?
-A Survey of Palestine, the official source about Palestine before Nakba produced by the British Mandate; over 1200 pages.
-Satellite View & Google Earth: Over 6,000 placemarks identifying all destroyed towns, W. Bank & Gaza Strip Towns, & refugee camps.
-Campgain Against Lice
-PalestineRemembered.com and its Nakba Oral History Project were featured on al-Jazeera Satellite TV.
-Nakba Oral History Video Podcast: Over 600 Oral History interviews (including 3,000 hours of recording) can be viewed now online.
-Gaza Jail Break
-Arabic version now available - النسخة العربية للموقع الان متوفرة
-Videos: Documenting the destroyed villages in video: Tracing all that remains since Nakba.
-Videos: Responding to Zionist Propaganda
-Interview: The ethnic cleansing of Palestine: George Galloway interviews Israeli Historian Ilan Pappe.
-For Palestinians, memory matters. It provides a blueprint for their future By George Bisharat.
-Zionist FAQ now available in Hebrew שאלות שציונים שואלים, עכשיו בעברית
-Video: The Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer report on the influence of the Israel Lobby on U.S. Foreign Policy
-The Nakba - an event that did not occur (although it had to occur) By Eitan Bronstein
-The Palestinian-Israeli conflict for beginners
-A Survey of Palestine, the official source about Palestine before Nakba produced by the British Mandate; over 1200 pages.
-Satellite View & Google Earth: Over 6,000 placemarks identifying all destroyed towns, W. Bank & Gaza Strip Towns, & refugee camps.
-Campgain Against Lice
-PalestineRemembered.com and its Nakba Oral History Project were featured on al-Jazeera Satellite TV.
-Nakba Oral History Video Podcast:
Over 600 Oral History interviews (including 3,000 hours of recording) can be viewed now online.-Gaza Jail Break
-Arabic version now available - النسخة العربية للموقع الان متوفرة
-Videos: Documenting the destroyed villages in video: Tracing all that remains since Nakba.
-Videos: Responding to Zionist Propaganda
-Interview: The ethnic cleansing of Palestine: George Galloway interviews Israeli Historian Ilan Pappe.
-For Palestinians, memory matters. It provides a blueprint for their future By George Bisharat.
-Zionist FAQ now available in Hebrew שאלות שציונים שואלים, עכשיו בעברית
-Video: The Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer report on the influence of the Israel Lobby on U.S. Foreign Policy
-The Nakba - an event that did not occur (although it had to occur) By Eitan Bronstein
-The Palestinian-Israeli conflict for beginners