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Great Synagogue

The Great Synagogue of Gibraltar, also known as Kahal Kadosh Sha'ar HaShamayim, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the British overseas territory of .
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  • Type: Synagogue
  • Description: synagogue in Gibraltar
  • Also known as: “Great Synagogue (Gibraltar)”, “Great Synagogue of Gibraltar”, and “Kahal Kadosh Sha’ar HaShamayim”
  • Address: 49 Engineer Lane

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gibraltar City Hall and Gibraltar International Airport.

Town hall
Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
The is the former city hall for , centrally located within the city at the west end of . It is the office of the Mayor of Gibraltar and since 2023 has been the location of the Registry of Marriages. is situated 210 metres southwest of Great Synagogue.

Aerodrome
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY 3.0.
, previously known as North Front Airport, is the civilian airport that serves the British overseas territory of .

Museum
Photo: Gibmetal77, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a national museum of the history, culture and natural history of Gibraltar located within the city centre of the British overseas territory of . is situated 370 metres southwest of Great Synagogue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moorish Castle and Ocean Village.

Neighborhood
Photo: James Cridland, CC BY 2.0.
The is the name given to a medieval fortification in comprising various buildings, gates, and fortified walls, with the dominant features being the Tower of Homage and the Gate House.

Neighborhood
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is a mixed-use marina, residential, business, and leisure development in , in the North end of the Iberian peninsula. The project features 316 residential apartments, over 250 marina berths and extensive business accommodation.

Locality
Photo: Mrjohncummings, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an area of reclaimed land in the British Overseas Territory of . It is located at the centre of the western end of Gibraltar Harbour as one of its industrial zones.

Great Synagogue

Latitude
36.14184° or 36° 8′ 31″ north
Longitude
-5.35247° or 5° 21′ 9″ west
Open location code
8C8P4JRX+P2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 492370100
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q942338
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Great Synagogue” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Sinagoga Handia (Gibraltar)”
  • Basque: “Sinagoga Handia”
  • Catalan: “Gran Sinagoga de Gibraltar”
  • Chinese: “直布羅陀大猶太會堂”
  • Dutch: “Great Synagogue”
  • Finnish: “Gibraltarin Suuri synagoga”
  • French: “Grande synagogue de Gibraltar”
  • Hebrew: “בית הכנסת הגדול של גיברלטר”
  • Japanese: “グレート・シナゴーグ (ジブラルタル)”
  • Japanese: “グレート・シナゴーグ”
  • Ladino: “Gran Esnoga de Jibraltar”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Granda sinagòga de Gibartar”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Granda Sinagòga de Gibartar”
  • Polish: “Wielka Synagoga w Gibraltarze”
  • Portuguese: “Grande Sinagoga de Gibraltar”
  • Romanian: “Sinagoga Mare din Gibraltar”
  • Spanish: “Gran Sinagoga (Gibraltar)”
  • Spanish: “Gran Sinagoga”
  • Turkish: “Cebelitarık Büyük Sinagogu”

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