Ancient Synagogue
Ancient Synagogue is a building in Southern District, Israel. Ancient Synagogue is situated nearby to Chalcolithic Temple.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Teqoah, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ruin
- Also known as: “Ancient Synagogue of En Gedi” and “Ein Gedi synagogue”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ein Gedi and Chalcolithic Temple.
Ein Gedi
Ein Gedi is an oasis in the Judaean Desert, near the Dead Sea, between Masada and the caves of Qumran. The name refers to Kibbutz Ein Gedi and to the nearby nature reserve.
Chalcolithic Temple
The Chalcolithic temple of Ein Gedi is a Ghassulian public building dating from around 3500 BCE. It lies on a scarp above the oasis of Ein Gedi, on the western shore of the Dead Sea, within modern-day Israel. Chalcolithic Temple is situated 1 km northwest of Ancient Synagogue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ein Gedi.
Ein Gedi
Village
Photo: Omer bern, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ein Gedi is a kibbutz on the western shore of the Dead Sea in Israel. Located on the edge of the Judaean Desert at the site of historic Ein Gedi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Tamar Regional Council.
Ancient Synagogue
- Categories: synagogue ruin, building, tourism, ruins, historic site, and canopy
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.46159° or 31° 27′ 42″ northLongitude
35.39238° or 35° 23′ 33″ eastElevation
-385 metres (-1,263 feet)Open location code
8G3QF96R+JXOpenStreetMap ID
way 514938610OpenStreetMap feature
building=roofOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Ancient Synagogue” goes by many names.
- French: “synagogue d’Ein Gedi”
- French: “Synagogue d’Ein Gedi”
- German: “Ein-Gedi-Synagoge”
- Hebrew: “בית הכנסת העתיק בעין גדי”
- Hebrew: “בית הכנסת העתיק”
- Polish: “Starożytna synagoga”
- Slovenian: “sinagoga Ein Gedi”
- Spanish: “Sinagoga de Ein Gedi”
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