Synagogue Salat Al-Azama

The Slat al-Azama Synagogue or Lazama Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Marrakesh, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco. It is located in the historic Mellah of the old city.

Photo: David Berkowitz, CC BY 2.0.

Type: Museum
Description: Synagogue in Marrakesh, Morocco
Also known as: “Al Zama”, “Alzama”, “El Azama”, “Lazama”, “Lazama Jewish Synagogue”, “Salat Al Zama”, “Salat el Azama”, “Salat Lazama”, “Sinagoga Salat Al Azama”, “Sinagoga Salat Al Zama”, “Sinagoga Salat el Azama”, “Sinagoga Salat Lazama”, “Sinagoga Slat Al Zama”, “Sinagoga Slat el Azama”, “Sinagoga Slat Lazama”, “Slat Al Azama Synagogue”, “Slat Al Zama”, “Slat al-Azama Synagogue”, “Slat el Azama”, “Slat Lazama”, “Synagogue Laazama”, “אל עזאמה”, “אלעזאמה”, “בית הכנסת אל עזמה”, “בית הכנסת אלעזאמה”, “בית הכנסת המגורשים”, and “צלאת לעזמה”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jemaa el-Fnaa and Berrima Mosque.

Jemaa el-Fnaa

Photo: Csörföly D, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jemaa el-Fnaa, also Jemaa el-Fna, Djema el-Fna or Djemaa el-Fnaa, is a square and market place in the medina quarter of Marrakesh, Morocco. It remains the main square of Marrakesh, used by locals and tourists. Jemaa el-Fnaa is situated 1 km northwest of Synagogue Salat Al-Azama.

Berrima Mosque

Mosque

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The Barrima Mosque is a mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco, attached to the Kasbah and Royal Palace of the city. It was built in the late 18th century by the Alawi sultan Muhammad ibn Abdallah. Berrima Mosque is situated 390 metres south of Synagogue Salat Al-Azama.

Museum of Music

Museum

Photo: Robert Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Mouassine Museum is a museum in the Mouassine neighbourhood of the historic medina of Marrakesh, Morocco. The museum is housed in a recently restored 16th to 17th-century house which includes an upper-floor apartment known as a douiria. Museum of Music is situated 1¼ km northwest of Synagogue Salat Al-Azama.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mechouar Kasbah and Medina of Marrakesh.

Mechouar Kasbah

Neighborhood

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The Kasbah of Marrakesh is a large walled district in the southern part of the medina of Marrakesh, Morocco, which historically served as the citadel and royal palace complex of the city.

Medina of Marrakesh

Suburb

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Marrakesh or Marrakech is the fourth-largest city in Morocco. It is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh-Safi region.