Vilnius Kenesa
The Vilnius Kenesa is a Qaraite Jewish congregation and synagogue, or kenesa, located at 6 Liubarto Street, in Žvėrynas, one of the neighborhoods of Vilnius, in the Vilnius County of Lithuania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Synagogue
- Description: Karaite temple in Vilnius, Lithuania
- Also known as: “Karaimų kenesa”
- Address: Liubarto g. 6C, Vilnius
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of Lithuania and Estonian embassy.
National Library of Lithuania
Library
Photo: Algirdas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania is a national cultural institution which collects, organizes and preserves Lithuania's written cultural heritage content, develops the collection of Lithuanian and foreign documents relevant to research, educational and cultural needs of Lithuania, and provides library information services to the public. National Library of Lithuania is situated 600 metres northeast of Vilnius Kenesa.
Estonian embassy
Government building
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Estonian embassy is a government building, which is situated 160 metres north of Vilnius Kenesa.
Church of Our Lady of the Sign, Vilnius
Church
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Our Lady of the Sign Church is an Eastern Orthodox church in the Žvėrynas district of Vilnius, built in 1903, belonging to the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Lithuania. Church of Our Lady of the Sign, Vilnius is situated 260 metres northeast of Vilnius Kenesa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Žvėrynas and Lukiškės.
Žvėrynas
Suburb
Photo: BigHead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Žvėrynas is one of the older neighbourhoods and smallest elderships in Vilnius, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, 11,079 people live within its 2.6 km² area.
Naujamiestis
Suburb
Naujamiestis is an eldership in the Vilnius city municipality, Lithuania. It occupies 4.9 km². According to the 2021 census, it had a population of 28,157, giving it a population density of 5,745 people per square kilometer.
Vilnius Kenesa
- Categories: kenesa, church, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Žvėryno sen., Vilnius, Vilnius County, Dzūkija, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
54.68874° or 54° 41′ 20″ northLongitude
25.25543° or 25° 15′ 20″ eastOpen location code
9G67M7Q4+F5OpenStreetMap ID
way 55450403OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchWikidata ID
Q585335
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Vilnius Kenesa” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kenesa”
- French: “Synagogue karaïte de Vilnius”
- German: “Kenesa”
- German: “Kenessa Vilnius”
- Hebrew: “בית הכנסת הקראי בווילנה”
- Hebrew: “בית הכנסת הקראי בוילנה”
- Italian: “sinagoga caraita di Vilnius”
- Italian: “Sinagoga caraita di Vilnius”
- Lithuanian: “Vilniaus kenesa”
- Polish: “Kienesa w Wilnie”
- Russian: “Вильнюсская кенасса”
- Russian: “Кенасса в Вильнюсе”
- Ukrainian: “Вільнюська кенаса”
- Ukrainian: “Кенаса (Вільнюс)”
- Ukrainian: “Кенаса”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include VUVL filialas Vaiko raidos centras and Vilniaus Šolomo Aleichemo ORT gimnazija.
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