Hurva Synagogue

The Hurva Synagogue, also known as Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the of the Old City of .
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  • Type: Synagogue
  • Description: synagogue
  • Address: Jerusalem
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Western Wall and Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Synagogue
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The is an ancient retaining wall of the built-up hill known to Jews and Christians as the of Jerusalem. Its most famous section, known by the same name, often shortened by Jews to the Kotel or Kosel, is known in the West as the Wailing Wall, and in Arab world and Islamic world as the Buraq Wall. is situated 340 metres northeast of Hurva Synagogue.

Mosque
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The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque or Qibli Chapel, is the main congregational mosque or in the compound in the Old City of . is situated 410 metres east of Hurva Synagogue.

Church
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The , also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the of the of . is situated 370 metres northwest of Hurva Synagogue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jewish Quarter and Armenian Quarter.

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four traditional quarters of the . The area lies in the southwestern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Zion Gate in the south, along the on the west, up to the Street of the Chain in the north and extends to the and the in the east.

Neighborhood
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The is one of the four sectors of the walled Old City of . Located in the southwestern corner of the Old City, it can be accessed through the and .

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The of Jerusalem is that part of surrounded by the impressive 16th-century Ottoman city walls and representing the heart of the city both historically and spiritually.

Hurva Synagogue

Latitude
31.77533° or 31° 46′ 31″ north
Longitude
35.23134° or 35° 13′ 53″ east
Inception
1864
Height
3 metres (9.8 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ6GJ+4G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 45081545
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­synagogue
Wiki­data ID
Q1151525
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Hurva Synagogue” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيس الخراب”
  • Arabic: “كنيس هورفا”
  • Asturian: “Sinagoga Hurva”
  • Breton: “Sinagogenn Hourva”
  • Catalan: “Sinagoga Hurva”
  • Chinese: “胡瓦会堂”
  • Chinese: “胡瓦會堂”
  • Czech: “Churva”
  • Czech: “synagoga Churva”
  • Czech: “Synagoga Churva”
  • Dutch: “Hurva-synagoge”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيس هورفا”
  • French: “Hourva”
  • French: “Synagogue Hourba”
  • French: “synagogue Hourva”
  • French: “Synagogue Hourva”
  • German: “Churva-Synagoge”
  • German: “Hurva-Synagoge”
  • German: “Ruine des Rabbis Jehuda he-Chassid”
  • German: “Ruinen-Synagoge”
  • Hebrew: “בית הכנסת החורבה”
  • Hebrew: “בית כנסת החורבה”
  • Hebrew: “החורבה”
  • Hebrew: “חורבת ר‘ יהודה החסיד”
  • Hebrew: “חורבת ר‘ יהודה חסיד”
  • Hebrew: “חורבת רבי יהודה החסיד”
  • Hebrew: “חורבת רבי יהודה חסיד”
  • Indonesian: “Sinagoge Hurva”
  • Italian: “Sinagoga Hurva”
  • Japanese: “フルヴァ・シナゴーグ”
  • Macedonian: “Синагога Хурва”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hurva-synagogen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hurva-synagogen”
  • Norwegian: “Hurva-synagogen”
  • Persian: “کنیسای خوربا”
  • Persian: “کنیسه خوربا”
  • Polish: “Hurwa”
  • Polish: “Synagoga Hurva w Jerozolimie”
  • Polish: “Synagoga Hurwa w Jerozolimie”
  • Portuguese: “Churba”
  • Portuguese: “Churva”
  • Portuguese: “Hurba”
  • Portuguese: “Hurva”
  • Portuguese: “Sinagoga Churba”
  • Portuguese: “Sinagoga Hurba”
  • Portuguese: “Sinagoga Hurva”
  • Romanian: “Sinagoga Hurva”
  • Russian: “Синагога «Хурва»”
  • Russian: “Хурва”
  • Spanish: “Sinagoga Hurva”
  • Turkish: “Hurva Sinagogu”
  • Ukrainian: “Синагога Хурва”
  • Urdu: “کنیسہ خرابہ”
  • Western Panjabi: “کنیسہ خرابہ”

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