Iraq
Baghdad Governorate
Al-Rusafa

Mier Taweig Synagogue

Meir Taweig Synagogue, also known as Meir Tweg Synagogue or Me'ir Avraham Taweq Synagogue, is a large Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the historic Jewish quarter of Bataween, in , .
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  • Type: Synagogue
  • Description: Iraqi synagogue
  • Also known as: “Meir Taweig Synagogue”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shammash Synagogue and Liberation Square.

Synagogue
Shamash School is an Iraqi Jewish high school located on Al-Rasheed Street, , founded in 1928. The school was supported by the Anglo-Jewish Association and had more than 900 students at its peak in 1939. is situated 580 metres east of Mier Taweig Synagogue.

Square
Photo: Ayat Jaryan, Public domain.
or al-Tahrir Square, originally known as Queen Alia Square is a square located in central at the intersection of al-Sa'doun Street and al-Jumhuriya Bridge road. is situated 1 km northwest of Mier Taweig Synagogue.

Hotel
Photo: Birdshot, Public domain.
The is a five-star hotel in , . Opened in 1958, it is located on Sadoun Street and overlooks the on its eastern bank, with the right across the river, and is not too far away from Firdos Square. is situated 400 metres south of Mier Taweig Synagogue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bab Al-Sharqi and Karrada.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of central , . It is bordered with Shorja and Bataween. The area surrounding market is a stronghold of the Mahdi Army, the main Shia militia in central Iraq.

Suburb
district is a large district in the city of , . An upper-class district, it is divided into western and eastern side by the , known as Maryam and Eastern respectively. is situated 2½ km southeast of Mier Taweig Synagogue.

Photo: Marduksumer, Public domain.
is the capital and largest city of , with an estimated population of 6-7 million. Once one of the greatest centres of learning and culture in the world, was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age.

Mier Taweig Synagogue

Latitude
33.32258° or 33° 19′ 21″ north
Longitude
44.41688° or 44° 25′ 1″ east
Open location code
8H568CF8+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 828989724
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q5274677
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Mier Taweig Synagogue” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيس بغداد العظيم”
  • Arabic: “كنيس مئير طويق”
  • Catalan: “Sinagoga Meir Taweig”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيس مئير طويق”
  • Hebrew: “בית הכנסת מאיר טוויג”
  • Ladino: “Esnoga Meir Taweig”
  • Polish: “Synagoga Meir Taweig w Bagdadzie”
  • Spanish: “Sinagoga Meir Taweig”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include كنيسة العائلة المقدسة and Syriac Catholic Church.

Nearby Places

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