Deir el Qamar Synagogue

Summary

The Deir el Qamar Synagogue, in Deir el Qamar, a village in south-central Lebanon, is the oldest synagogue in Mount Lebanon.[1] The synagogue was built in the 17th century, during the Ottoman era in Lebanon, to serve the local Jewish population, some of whom were part of the immediate entourage of Fakhr al-Din II. The building is in good condition.

Deir el Qamar Synagogue
كنيس دير القمر
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
RiteSephardic
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusopen
Location
LocationChouf, Lebanon
Architecture
Completed1638

As of 2016, the Synagogue is in excellent condition; yet, in the meantime, the synagogue has been shut to the public for security reasons and has been entrusted to the French cultural center by Lebanon's Direction Générale des Antiquités (General Directorate of Antiquities).

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References edit

  1. ^ Scham, Sandra A. (2015-11-01). "The Legacy of Fakhreddine II—Renaissance Prince of Mount Lebanon". Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies. 3 (4): 428–438. doi:10.5325/jeasmedarcherstu.3.4.0428. ISSN 2166-3548.

External links edit

  • The Lebanese Jewish Community Council
  • Corporation of Lebanese Jews in Canada

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