Shammash Synagogue

Shamash School was an Iraqi Jewish high school located on al-Rashid Street, , founded in 1928. The school was supported by the Anglo-Jewish Association and had more than 900 students at its peak in 1939.
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  • Type: Synagogue
  • Description: Jewish high school in Baghdad until 1951
  • Also known as: “Shamash School” and “كنيس شماش”
  • Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mier Taweig Synagogue and 17th of Ramadan Mosque.

Synagogue
Meir Taweig Synagogue, also known as Meir Tweg Synagogue or Me'ir Avraham Taweq Synagogue, is a large synagogue, located in the historic Jewish quarter of Bataween, in , . is situated 580 metres west of Shammash Synagogue.

Place of worship
Photo: Usamasaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a in , , in the of . The mosque is situated in the district, opposite al-Firdos Square, in front of the . is situated 1 km south of Shammash Synagogue.

Pitch
Photo: Makaay31, Public domain.
Al-Sha'ab International Stadium is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium in , . The 35,700-seater was the home stadium of the Iraq national football team, as well as the largest stadium in Iraq, from its opening on 6 November 1966 until the Basra International Stadium was opened in 2013. is situated 1¼ km east of Shammash Synagogue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bab Al-Sharqi and Karrada.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of central , . It is bordered with Shorja and Bataween. The area surrounding market is a stronghold of the Mahdi Army, the main Shia militia in central Iraq.

Suburb
is an affluent district in the city of Baghdad, Iraq. It covers a large area, divided into western and eastern side by the Tigris. An upper-class district, it is well-known for luxurious hotels, shopping centers and corporate headquarters.

Suburb
is a of east , . It is a diverse, upper middle-class area bordering the affluent suburb. Organisations based in include the Iraq Football Association; the "Baghdad Bulletin", Iraq's English-language news magazine; and Tariq bin Ziad High School, featured in British-American-French television documentary film, The Boys from Baghdad High. is situated 3 km east of Shammash Synagogue.

Shammash Synagogue

Latitude
33.32266° or 33° 19′ 22″ north
Longitude
44.4231° or 44° 25′ 23″ east
Open location code
8H568CFF+36
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1038777329
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­synagogue
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Wiki­data ID
Q7487432
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Shammash Synagogue” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مدرسة شماش”
  • Hebrew: “בית הספר היהודי שמאש”
  • Hebrew: “שמאש”

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