Sidon Synagogue
The Sidon Synagogue is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the old city of Sidon in the Jewish neighborhood or quarter known colloquially as ḥarat al-yahūd. The synagogue is one of the oldest synagogues in the world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Sidon Sea Castle and Sidon Soap Museum.
The Sidon Sea Castle
Castle
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Sidon's Sea Castle was built by the crusaders in the thirteenth century as a fortress of the Holy Land. It is one of the most prominent historical sites in the port city of Sidon, Lebanon. The Sidon Sea Castle is situated 340 metres north of Sidon Synagogue.
Sidon Soap Museum
Museum
Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Soap Museum is a museum based in a historic soap factory in Sidon, Lebanon specialized in Levantine soaps. It opened in November 2000 and is managed by the Audi Foundation. Sidon Soap Museum is situated 210 metres southeast of Sidon Synagogue.
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon
Church
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon is a diocese of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church suffragan of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre. Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon is situated 220 metres east of Sidon Synagogue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sidon and Hlaliyeh Saida.
Sidon
Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sidon is a city in Lebanon. The people are largely Sunni Muslims. The main attraction of Sidon is its Sea Castle, built by the Crusaders in the 13th century.
Hlaliyeh Saida
Village
Al-Helaliyah, also spelled Hilalieh, is a municipality of Sidon in Lebanon. It is located 43 kilometres from Beirut.
Bramiyeh
Village
Al-Bramiyah, also spelled Bramieh, is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 35 kilometres from Beirut.
Sidon Synagogue
- Type: Synagogue
- Description: former synagogue in Lebanon
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.56421° or 33° 33′ 51″ northLongitude
35.37017° or 35° 22′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8G5QH97C+M3OpenStreetMap ID
way 570195192OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=synagogueWikidata ID
Q3508083
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Sidon Synagogue” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيس صيدا”
- French: “synagogue de Sidon”
- French: “Synagogue de Sidon”
- German: “Synagoge von Sidon”
- Hebrew: “בית הכנסת צידון”
- Japanese: “シドン・シナゴーグ”
- Russian: “Сидонская синагога”
- Spanish: “Sinagoga de Sidon”
- Spanish: “Sinagoga de Sidón”
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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 “Sidon Synagogue”. Photo: Rustumpasha, CC BY-SA 3.0.