Statistic/Fact	Value
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 cleansing by Israelis	al-Lajjun inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Village clans or 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
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 68,311 Jewish 0 Public 8,931 Total 77,242
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 226 1922 417 1931 857 1945 5,409 1948 1,280 Est. Refugees 1998 7,857
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 162 1948 241
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 View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town 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.

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