Sanandaj Synagogue

Sanandaj Synagogue
Sanandaj Synagogue
Hebrew: בית כנסת סננדג'; Persian: کنیسه سنندج;
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue
Status	Active
Location
Location	Arabic: کوچه کنعان ۳, Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province
Country	Iran
	Location of the synagogue in Iran
Geographic coordinates	35°18′53″N 47°00′06″E / 35.31463184°N 47.00175557°E
Architecture
Completed	Safavid era

The Sanandaj Synagogue (Hebrew: בית כנסת סננדג'; Persian: کنیسه سنندج) or Bozorg Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Arabic: کوچه کنعان ۳, in Sanandaj, in the Kurdistan Province of Iran. It is registered as #26979 in the Iran national index.^[1] The synagogue was constructed in the Safavid-era, from 1501 to 1736, and was listed on the Iran National Heritage List.^[2]

Sanandaj was the center of Aramaic-speaking Jewry in Persia. The Jewish community in Sanandaj dwindled considerably following the Islamic revolution of 1979. As of 2000, no Jews lived in Sanandaj.^[3]

References

^ "[unable to access title]". kurdistan.ichto.ir. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014.
^ "Restoration completed on Safavid-era synagogue". Teheran Times. September 5, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ "Sanandaj". Encyclopaedia Judaica. n.d. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via encyclopedia.com.