Middle East
Syria
Deir ez-Zor Governorate

Dura-Europos synagogue

The Dura-Europos synagogue was an ancient Jewish synagogue discovered in 1932 at , . The synagogue contained a forecourt and house of assembly with painted walls depicting people and animals, and a Torah shrine in the western wall facing .
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  • Type: Synagogue
  • Description: an ancient synagogue uncovered at Dura-Europos, Syria, in 1932. The last phase of construction was dated by an Aramaic inscription to 244 AD, making it one of the oldest synagogues in the world
  • Also known as: “Synagogue” and “Synagogue, Dura-Europos”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dura-Europos and Temple of Bêl.

Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
was a Hellenistic, Parthian, and Roman border city built on an escarpment 90 metres above the southwestern bank of the river. It is located near the village of Salhiyé, in present-day . is situated 290 metres east of Dura-Europos synagogue.

Archaeological site
Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Temple of Bel, also known as the Temple of the Palmyrene gods, was located in Dura Europos, an ancient city on the , in modern . The temple was established in the first century BC and is celebrated primarily for its wall paintings. is situated 350 metres north of Dura-Europos synagogue.

Archaeological site
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The at Dura Europos was built in the second century AD and was among the most important sanctuaries of the city. The structure was located in the centre of the settlement. is situated 420 metres east of Dura-Europos synagogue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gharanij.

Town
is a town located in , . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 23,009 in the 2004 census. is situated 3 km north of Dura-Europos synagogue.

Dura-Europos synagogue

Latitude
34.74784° or 34° 44′ 52″ north
Longitude
40.7269° or 40° 43′ 37″ east
Open location code
8H62PPXG+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3715362985
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q1577089
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Dura-Europos synagogue” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيس يهودي دورا أوروبوس”
  • Arabic: “كنيس يهودي في دورا أوروبوس”
  • Czech: “Synagoga Dura Európos”
  • Dutch: “Synagoge van Dura Europos”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيس دورا الاوروبى”
  • French: “synagogue de Doura Europos”
  • French: “Synagogue de Doura Europos”
  • French: “synagogue de Doura-Europos”
  • German: “Synagoge von Dura Europos”
  • Hebrew: “בית הכנסת בדורה אירופוס”
  • Indonesian: “Dura-Europos”
  • Indonesian: “Sinagoge Dura-Europos”
  • Italian: “sinagoga di Dura Europos”
  • Italian: “Sinagoga di Dura Europos”
  • Japanese: “ドゥラ・エウロポスのシナゴーグ”
  • Persian: “کنیسه دورا-اوروپوس”
  • Polish: “Synagoga w Dura Europos”
  • Portuguese: “Sinagoga de Dura Europo”
  • Portuguese: “Sinagoga de Dura Europos”
  • Russian: “Синагога Дура-Европос”
  • Slovenian: “Sinagoga Dura-Evropos”
  • Slovenian: “sinagoga v Dura Evroposu”
  • Spanish: “Sinagoga de Dura Europos”
  • Spanish: “Sinagoga”
  • Ukrainian: “Синагога Дура-Европос”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dura-Europos synagogue”. Photo: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 3.0.