• Source: Sanandaj Synagogue

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. The synagogue was constructed in the Safavid-era, from 1501 to 1736, and was listed on the Iran National Heritage List.
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.




See also



History of the Jews in Iran
List of synagogues in Iran




References

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