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.- Type: Synagogue
- Description: Karaite temple in Vilnius, Lithuania
- Also known as: “Karaimų kenesa”
- Address: Liubarto g. 6C, Vilnius
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Our Lady of the Sign, Vilnius and The Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania.
Church of Our Lady of the Sign, Vilnius
Church
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.
The Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania
Government office
The Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania is the representative office of Taiwan responsible for the development of relations with Lithuania. As Lithuania has not established official diplomatic relations with Taiwan, the mission does not have diplomatic status but can be considered as a de facto embassy. The Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania is situated 400 metres southeast of Vilnius Kenesa.
Vilniaus Šolomo Aleichemo ORT gimnazija
School
Vilniaus Šolomo Aleichemo ORT gimnazija is a school, which is situated 110 metres southwest of Vilnius Kenesa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Žvėrynas and Lukiškės.
Žvėrynas
Suburb
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″ north
Longitude
25.25543° or 25° 15′ 20″ east
Open location code
9G67M7Q4+F5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
Wikidata ID
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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”
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