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| Welcome To al-Lajjun District of Jinin اللجّون - א-לג'ון Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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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.
| 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 | - | - |
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