Ahrida Synagogue

The Ahrida Synagogue, or Ohrid Synagogue, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Ayvansaray Mahallesi, in Balat, a once-thriving Jewish quarter of the city, in Fatih, in the Istanbul Province of Turkey.

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Type: Synagogue
Description: synagogue in Istanbul, Turkey
Also known as: “Ahrida Synagogue of Istanbul”
Address: Kürkçü Çeşmesi Sok., İstanbul, Fatih

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Horn and Walls of Blachernai.

Golden Horn

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The Golden Horn is the district of Istanbul surrounding the banks of the body of water of the same name, which is a bay of the Bosphorus along its western, European coast.

Walls of Blachernai

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The walls of Constantinople are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople since its founding as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine the Great. Walls of Blachernai is situated 590 metres northwest of Ahrida Synagogue.

Hacı İsa Mosque Fountain

Fountain

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fener and Hasköy.

Fener

Quarter

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Fener, also spelled Phanar, is a quarter midway up the Golden Horn in the district of Fatih in Istanbul, Turkey. The Turkish name is derived from the Greek word "phanarion", meaning lantern, streetlight or lamppost; the neighborhood was so called because of a column topped with a lantern which stood here in the Byzantine period and was used as a street light or lighthouse.

Hasköy

Quarter

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Hasköy is a trading and residential district on the northern bank of the Golden Horn in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey. It includes the neighbourhoods of Keçeci Piri, Piri Paşa, and Halıcıoğlu, and parts of Camiikebir and Sütlüce.