Karaite Synagogue | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Judaism |
Rite | Karaite |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Dere Street, Hasköy, Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Istanbul Province |
Country | Turkey |
Location of the synagogue in Istanbul | |
Geographic coordinates | 41°02′24″N 28°57′09.6″E / 41.04000°N 28.952667°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Byzantine |
Groundbreaking | 1840 |
Completed | 1842; 1918 (renovations) |
Materials | Stone |
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The Karaite Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת הקראי באיסטנבול, romanized: Bēṯ hak-Kənesseṯ haq-Qārāʾī bəʼĪsṭanbūl; Turkish: Karahim Sinagogu, Karaim Sinagogu, Karayim Sinagogu) is a Karaite Jewish congregation and synagogue or kenesa, located on Dere Street, in Hasköy, in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, in the Istanbul Province of Turkey. Completed in 1842, the synagogue is open, yet only open for the Karaite Passover services, or by arrangement.[2]