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The opening as it read in 2010

Lajjun ( , al-Lajjûn ) was a Palestinian Arab village of nearly 1,300 people located to mi northwest of Jenin . The village along with nearby Umm al-Fahm and seven hamlets, had a total land area of 77,242 dunams or 77.2 km (19,100 acres ), of which 0.128 km (32 acres) were built-up, while the rest was used for agricultural purposes. Lajjun contained two mosques , six grain mills and had a bus line that served surrounding cities.¹ Named after an early Roman legion camp in Palestine called " Legio " — which was located at the same site — Lajjun's history of habitation spanned some 2,000 years. Under Abbasid rule it was the capital of a subdistrict, under Mamluk rule an important station in the postal route , and under Ottoman rule, it was the capital of a district that bore its name. After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in the wake of World War I , Lajjun, like other localities in Palestine, was placed under the administration of the British Mandate in Palestine .² Occupied by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War , the village was entirely depopulated and subsequently destroyed.³

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The opening as it stood in 2015 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

former Arab villages in Palestine Lajjun ( , al-Lajjûn ) was a Palestinian Arab village located 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) in Mandatory Palestine , northwest of Jenin and 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of the remains of the biblical city of Megiddo . Named after an early Roman legion camp in Syria Palaestina province called " Legio ", located at the village site, Lajjun's history of habitation spanned some 2,000 years. Under Abbasid rule it was the capital of a subdistrict, during Mamluk rule, it served as an important station in the postal route and during Ottoman rule, it was the capital of a district that bore its name. After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire towards the end of World War I , Lajjun and all of Palestine was placed under the administration of the British Mandate . The village was entirely depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War , when it was captured by Israel . Most of its residents subsequently fled and settled in the nearby city of Umm al-Fahm .

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The opening as it stood in 2020

Place in Jenin, Mandatory Palestine Lajjun ( , al-Lajjûn ) was a Palestinian Arab village in Mandatory Palestine , located 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) northwest of Jenin and 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) south of the remains of the biblical city of Megiddo . Named after an early Roman legion camp in Syria Palaestina province called " Legio ", predating the village at that location, Lajjun's history of habitation spanned some 2,000 years. Under Abbasid rule it was the capital of a subdistrict , during Mamluk rule it served as an important station in the postal route , and during Ottoman rule it was the capital of a district that bore its name. After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire towards the end of World War I , Lajjun and all of Palestine was placed under the administration of the British Mandate . The village was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War , when it was captured by Israel . Most of its residents subsequently fled and settled in the nearby town of Umm al-Fahm .

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

Depopulated Palestinian village near Jenin This article is about the Palestinian village. Place in Jenin, Mandatory Palestine Lajjun ( , al-Lajjūn ) was a large Palestinian Arab village located 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) northwest of Jenin and 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) south of the remains of the biblical city of Megiddo . The Israeli kibbutz of Megiddo, Israel was built 600 metres north-east of the depopulated village on the hill called Dhahrat ed Dar from 1949. Named after an early Roman legion camp in Syria Palaestina province called " Legio ", predating the village at that location, Lajjun's history of habitation spanned some 2,000 years. Under Abbasid rule it was the capital of a subdistrict , during Mamluk rule it served as an important station in the postal route , and during Ottoman rule it was the capital of a district that bore its name. After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire towards the end of World War I , Lajjun and all of Palestine was placed under the administration of the British Mandate . The village was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War , when it was captured by Israel . Most of its residents subsequently fled and settled in the nearby town of Umm al-Fahm .

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The opening as it stood in 2025

Depopulated Palestinian village near Jenin This article is about the Palestinian village. Place in Jenin, Mandatory Palestine Lajjun ( Arabic : اللجّون , al-Lajjūn ) was a large Palestinian Arab village located 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) northwest of Jenin and 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) south of the remains of the biblical city of Megiddo . The Israeli kibbutz of Megiddo, Israel was built 600 metres north-east of the depopulated village on the hill called Dhahrat ed Dar from 1949. Named after an early Roman legion camp in Syria Palaestina province called " Legio ", predating the village at that location, Lajjun's history of habitation spanned some 2,000 years. Under Abbasid rule it was the capital of a subdistrict , during Mamluk rule it served as an important station in the postal route , and during Ottoman rule it was the capital of a district that bore its name. After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire towards the end of World War I , Lajjun and all of Palestine was placed under the administration of the British Mandate . The village was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War , when it was captured by Israel . Most of its residents subsequently fled and settled in the nearby town of Umm al-Fahm .

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