Curaçao Synagogue
The Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue, is a Reconstructionist Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Hanchi di Snoa 29, Punda, in the city of Willemstad, Curaçao, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in southern Caribbean Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Synagogue
- Description: 18th century synagogue in Willemstad, Curaçao. Oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas
- Also known as: “Curaçao synagogue”, “Jewish Synagogue”, “Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue”, and “The Hope of Israel-Emanuel Synagogue”
- Address: Columbusstraat, Punda
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jewish Cultural Historical Museum and Fort Amsterdam.
Fort Amsterdam
Photo: Dh3201, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Amsterdam is a fort located in Willemstad, Curaçao. It was constructed in 1634 by the Dutch West India Company and served not only as a military fort but also as the headquarters of the WIC. Fort Amsterdam is situated 210 metres west of Curaçao Synagogue.
Water Fort
Fort
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Willemstad and Fleur de Marie.
Willemstad
Photo: Ghettocash, CC BY 2.0.
Willemstad is the capital and largest city of Curaçao. The city center and the waterfront is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Willemstad is mostly a destination for cruise ship tourists who usually spend one or two days there at most.
Fleur de Marie
Neighborhood
Photo: Margo Groenewoud, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fleur de Marie is a neighborhood.
Otrobanda
Suburb
Photo: Roger W, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Otrobanda is one of the historic quarters of Willemstad, located at the southwest side of the city, in Curaçao, a Lesser Antilles island in the Dutch Caribbean. Otrobanda was founded in 1707, and has been designated a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Curaçao Synagogue
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Curaçao, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
12.1051° or 12° 6′ 18″ northLongitude
-68.93272° or 68° 55′ 58″ westOpen location code
774H4348+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 312133712OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5194634
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Curaçao Synagogue” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Sinagoga de Curaçao”
- Dutch: “Curaçao synagogue”
- Dutch: “Mikve Israel-Emanuelsynagoge”
- Dutch: “Mikvé Israël-Emanuelsynagoge”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيس كوراساو”
- Esperanto: “Kuracaa Sinagogo”
- Esperanto: “Sinagogo Espero de Izraelo – Emanuelo”
- French: “synagogue de Willemstad”
- French: “Synagogue de Willemstad”
- Hebrew: “בית הכנסת מקוה ישראל-עמנואל”
- Hebrew: “בית הכנסת מקווה ישראל-עמנואל”
- Japanese: “ミクヴェ・イスラエル=エマヌエル・シナゴーグ”
- Ladino: “Esnoga de Kurasao”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Synagogen i Curaçao”
- Norwegian: “Synagogen i Curaçao”
- Papiamento: “Mikvé Israel-Emanuel”
- Romanian: “Sinagoga din Curaçao”
- Spanish: “Sinagoga de Curazao”
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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 “Curaçao Synagogue”. Photo: Dolly442, CC BY-SA 3.0.