The Great Synagogue

The Great Synagogue, also known as the Georgian Synagogue, is a synagogue, located at 45-47 Kote Afkhazi Street in , the capital of . Built between 1904 and 1911, it is the largest synagogue in the country and serves as the central house of worship for the city’s Jewish community.
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  • Type: Synagogue
  • Description: synagogue in Tbilisi in the republic of Georgia
  • Also known as: “Great Synagogue”, “Synagogue of the people of Akhaltsikhe”, and “ახალციხელების სინაგოგა”
  • Address: 12 ჰოვანეს თუმანიანის ქუჩა, თბილისი

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sioni Cathedral of the Dormition and Mother of Kartli.

Church
Photo: Supanut Arunoprayote, CC BY 4.0.
The is a Georgian Orthodox cathedral located in , the capital of . Following a medieval Georgian tradition of naming churches after specific places in the , the Sioni Cathedral bears the name of at . is situated 150 metres north of The Great Synagogue.

Photo: Mostafameraji, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kartlis Deda is a monument in 's capital . The statue was erected on the top of hill in 1958, the year Tbilisi celebrated its 1500th anniversary. is situated 300 metres southwest of The Great Synagogue.

Photo: Lasha ge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Atashgah, also transcribed as , is an ancient Zoroastrian fire temple located in , . The monument is generally dated to the Sasanian era, when eastern Georgia was under Persian political and cultural influence. is situated 190 metres southwest of The Great Synagogue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sololaki and Avlabari.

Neighborhood
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is one of the oldest neighborhoods of , located in the southwestern part of the city. It is located on the right side of Mtkvari, on the slope of Mount Mtatsminda.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of Old Tbilisi on the left bank of the . The 11th-13th century chronicles mention it as , which is now one of the larger municipal regions of Tbilisi.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

The Great Synagogue

Latitude
41.68997° or 41° 41′ 24″ north
Longitude
44.80727° or 44° 48′ 26″ east
Levels
3
Open location code
8HH6MRQ4+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 75311791
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­synagogue
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q550451
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“The Great Synagogue” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Մեծ սինագոգ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Böyük sinaqoq (Tbilisi)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Böyük sinaqoq”
  • Catalan: “Gran Sinagoga de Tbilisi”
  • Dutch: “Great Synagogue”
  • French: “Grande synagogue de Tbilissi”
  • Georgian: “დიდი სინაგოგა”
  • Georgian: “თბილისის დიდი სინაგოგა”
  • German: “Große Synagoge”
  • Hebrew: “בית הכנסת הגדול של טביליסי”
  • Italian: “Grande sinagoga di Tbilisi”
  • Japanese: “大シナゴーグ (トビリシ)”
  • Persian: “کنیسه بزرگ تفلیس”
  • Polish: “Wielka Synagoga w Tbilisi”
  • Russian: “Большая синагога”
  • Spanish: “Sinagoga Mayor de Tiflis”
  • Swedish: “Stora synagogan i Tbilisi”
  • Turkish: “Tiflis Büyük Sinagogu”
  • Ukrainian: “Велика синагога (Тбілісі)”
  • Ukrainian: “Велика синагога”

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