# Lejjun

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**Lejjun** ot **Lajjun** (common English spelling versions), or with definite article (**el-Lejjun**, **al-Lajjun**), may refer to one of two settlements which developed in association with ancient Roman legionary camps (*legio*) in the southern Levant:

- [Lajjun](/source/Lajjun) (Arabic: اللجّون, al-Lajjûn), former Palestinian Arab village; continuation of settlement next to [Legio](/source/Legio), the camp of [Legio VI Ferrata](/source/Legio_VI_Ferrata) at the exit of Wadi Ara, 1 km (0.62 mi) south of the remains of biblical Megiddo in Israel
- [Betthorus](/source/Betthorus), a fortress of the [Legio IV Martia](/source/Legio_IV_Martia) on the Limes Arabicus, later El-Lejjun, Karak Governorate, Jordan, north-east of Karak

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