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  • Dura-Europos Synagogue

  • Dura-Europos Synagogue

    Dura-Europos Synagogue is an ancient ruined synagogue located in the ancient city of Dura-Europos on the west bank of the Euphrates River in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, eastern Syria. The history of the construction of the synagogue, according to the Aramaic inscriptions discovered in it, dates back to the 3rd century AD, around the year 244 AD. The synagogue, which is famous for its painted walls displayed in the Damascus Museum, is considered among the oldest synagogues in the world.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Dura Europos.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Dura-Europos Synagogue
    by Marsyas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Dura-Europos Synagogue
    by Marsyas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Dura-Europos Synagogue
    by Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 225 m

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    Dura-Europos Synagogue

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    1999

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    Jewish Synagogues

    Location

    Syria

    Deir ez-Zor Governorate

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    3rd Century AD

    Roman

    Jewish

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    Jewish Monuments

     

     

     

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