Yosef Kaplan Colony – Kibbutz Megiddo

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Nov 3, 2025
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Updated: Jun 20

Kibbutz Megiddo is located in the Jezreel Valley (Marj Ibn Amir) in northern occupied Palestine. It was established in 1949. As of 2015, the kibbutz had a population of approximately 847 settlers. The Israeli government established the kibbutz in 1949 on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Lajjun.

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Due to the scarcity of Arabic sources, Hebrew sources were used:

Official website of the settlement (Hebrew)
Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics
Palestine Rememberedwebsite (entry for the village of Al-Lajjun)

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