Ankara Synagogue

Ankara Synagogue
Turkish: Ankara Sinagogu
Walled entrance to the synagogue, in 2015
Religion
AffiliationJudaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
StatusActive (seasonal)
Location
LocationBirlik Street, Ulus, Ankara, Central Anatolia Region
CountryTurkey
Ankara Synagogue is located in Ankara
Ankara Synagogue
Location of the synagogue in Ankara
Geographic coordinates39°56′08″N 32°51′38″E / 39.9355°N 32.8605°E / 39.9355; 32.8605
Architecture
TypeSynagogue architecture
Date established63 BCE (as a congregation)
Completed1834
Specifications
Capacity100 worshippers
MaterialsStone
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The Ankara Synagogue (Turkish: Ankara Sinagogu) is a Jewish congregation and synagogue located on Birlik Street, in Ankara, in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. Completed in 1834,[1] the stone synagogue was built in Ulus, the tumbling old quarter of Turkey's capital. The synagogue was radically refurbished by an Italian architect in 1906. The historical building is kept closed most of the year as it cannot find the required number of congregation members for worship.

The congregation dates from 63 BCE.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b "Synagogue in Ankara". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved September 14, 2024.

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