Sanandaj Synagogue

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

The Sanandaj Synagogue (Hebrew: בית כנסת סננדג'; Persian: کنیسه سنندج) or Bozorg Synagogue, is a synagogue, located on Persian: 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^[update], no Jews lived in Sanandaj.^[3]

See also

• Iran portal
• Judaism portal

• History of the Jews in Iran
• List of synagogues in Iran

References

1. "[unable to access title]". kurdistan.ichto.ir.
2. "Restoration completed on Safavid-era synagogue". Teheran Times. September 5, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
3. "Sanandaj". Encyclopaedia Judaica. n.d. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via encyclopedia.com.