Abuhav Synagogue

The Abuhav Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in , in the of . The synagogue was completed in the 15th century and named in honor of the kabbalist of the era, Rabbi Isaac Abuhav, and is located on the eponymous Abuhav Lane.
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  • Type: Synagogue
  • Description: synagogue in Safed, Israel
  • Also known as: “Abuhav synagogue”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zefat military cemetery and Zefat Cemetery.

Cemetery
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is situated 200 metres northwest of Abuhav Synagogue.

Cemetery
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is situated 430 metres west of Abuhav Synagogue.

Building
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is a building, which is situated 200 metres south of Abuhav Synagogue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Safed and Birya.

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is a city in the region of , and is one of the oldest centers for Jewish learning and spirituality, home to the Kabbalah movement which is popular with celebrities.

Village
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is an agricultural village in northern . Located in the near , it falls under the jurisdiction of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council.

Village
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'Akbara is an Arab village in the of , which included in 2010 more than 200 families. It is 2.5 km south of Safed City. The village was rebuilt in 1977, close to the old village destroyed in 1948 during the 1947–1949 Palestine war. is situated 3 km south of Abuhav Synagogue.

Abuhav Synagogue

Latitude
32.96901° or 32° 58′ 8″ north
Longitude
35.49123° or 35° 29′ 28″ east
Open location code
8G4QXF9R+JF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 646582103
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q4670542
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Abuhav Synagogue” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Sinagoga Abuhav de Safed”
  • Chinese: “阿布哈夫猶太會堂”
  • French: “synagogue Abuhav de Safed”
  • French: “Synagogue Abuhav de Safed”
  • Hebrew: “אבוהב”
  • Hebrew: “בית הכנסת אבוהב”
  • Japanese: “アブハヴ・シナゴーグ”
  • Polish: “Synagoga Abuhawa w Safedzie”
  • Spanish: “Sinagoga Abuhav”

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