Synagogues of the world

1,340 synagogues across 6 continents and 90 countries — from medieval European shuls to congregations in the United States, Israel and Jewish communities worldwide. Data from Wikidata (CC0); summaries from Wikipedia.

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Asia 134

Abraham Avinu Synagogue Hebron, Palestine Abraham Temple Gaza Strip, Palestine Abrishami Synagogue District 6, Iran Abuhav synagogue Safed, Israel Ades Synagogue Jerusalem, Israel Ahrida Synagogue of Istanbul Ayvansaray, Turkey Aley Synagogue Aley, Lebanon Ankara Synagogue Ankara, Turkey Antakya Synagogue Turkey Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue Safed, Israel Ari Synagogue Jerusalem, Israel Ashkenazi Synagogue of Istanbul Istanbul Province, Turkey Bahrain Synagogue Bahrain Bakırköy Synagogue Zeytinlik, Turkey Beit Rachel Chabad Lubavitch Synagogue Astana, Kazakhstan Belz Beis HaMedrash HaGadol Jerusalem, Israel Bet Avraam Synagogue Istanbul, Turkey Bet Israel Synagogue Konak, Turkey Bet Israel Synagogue Şişli, Turkey Bet Nissim Synagogue Üsküdar, Turkey Bet Yaakov Synagogue Üsküdar, Turkey Beth Aharon Synagogue Shanghai, China Beth Alpha synagogue Heftziba, Israel Bhamdoun synagogue Bhamdoun, Lebanon Burgazada Synagogue Burgaz Adası, Turkey Caddebostan Synagogue Kadıköy, Turkey Cavern of the Patriarchs Hebron, Palestine Central Synagogue of Aleppo Aleppo, Syria Chendamangalam Synagogue Chendamangalam, India Chesed-El Synagogue River Valley, Singapore Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center Tel Aviv, Israel Danial Synagogue Tehran, Iran Deir Aziz Ancient synagogue Golan Heights, Israel Deir el Qamar Synagogue Deyr el-Qamar, Lebanon Dura-Europos synagogue Dura-Europos, Syria Dushanbe Synagogue Dushanbe, Tajikistan Ed-Dikke synagogue Golan Heights, Israel Elfrange Synagogue Damascus, Syria Emet v'Shalom Nahariya, Israel Eshtemoa synagogue West Bank, Palestine Ettefagh Synagogue District 6, Iran Etz Ahayim Synagogue Istanbul, Turkey Ezra Yaghoub Synagogue Iran Galicia courtyard Palestine Gate of Mercy Synagogue Mumbai, India Gaza synagogue Gaza City, Palestine Gaziantep Synagogue Gaziantep, Turkey Grand Synagogue of Edirne Edirne district, Turkey

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Americas 570

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Europe 545

Aalten Synagogue Aalten, Netherlands Aberdeen Synagogue Aberdeen City, United Kingdom Abudarham Synagogue Gibraltar, United Kingdom Agoudas Hakehilos Synagogue 4th arrondissement of Paris, France Akhaltsikhe synagogue Akhaltsikhe, Georgia Alte Synagoge Bezirk Mitte, Germany Alte Synagoge Heilbronn, Germany Amiens Synagogue Amiens, France Ashkenazi Synagogue of Tbilisi Krtsanisi District, Georgia Barnet Synagogue London, United Kingdom Batumi Synagogue Batumi, Georgia Bayswater Synagogue City of Westminster, United Kingdom Beis Aharon V'Yisrael Synagogue Lviv, Ukraine Beit Medrash Hagadol Synagogue of Jonava Jonava, Lithuania Beit Warszawa Synagogue Warsaw, Poland Belfast Hebrew Congregation Belfast, United Kingdom Belfort Synagogue Belfort, France Belgrade Synagogue Belgrade, Serbia Belsize Square Synagogue London Borough of Camden, United Kingdom Beth Meir Synagogue Bastia, France Beth Shalom Cambridge United Kingdom Beth Shalom Synagogue Athens Municipality, Greece Beth Yaacov Synagogue Madrid, Spain Beth Yaakov Synagogue Geneva, Switzerland Bethlen Square Status-Quo Ante Synagogue, Budapest Budapest District VII, Hungary Bevis Marks Synagogue City of London, United Kingdom Biella Synagogue Biella, Italy Bielsko Synagogue Bielsko-Biała, Poland Birmingham Central Synagogue United Kingdom Birobidzhan Synagogue Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia Bobov Synagogue, Kraków Kraków, Poland Bolshaya Bronnaya Synagogue Moscow, Russia Bournemouth Hebrew Congregation Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, United Kingdom Bournemouth Reform Synagogue Bournemouth, United Kingdom Bova Marina Synagogue Bova Marina, Italy Bradford Reform Synagogue Bradford, United Kingdom Brighton Regency Synagogue United Kingdom Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue England, United Kingdom Brighton and Hove Reform Synagogue Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom Brodsky Synagogue Pecherskyi District, Ukraine Bromley Reform Synagogue London Borough of Bromley, United Kingdom Brzeg Synagogue Brzesko County, Poland Building of former Synagogue in Zenica Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bydgoszcz Synagogue Bydgoszcz, Poland Bytom Synagogue Bytom, Poland Canton Synagogue Venice, Italy Cardiff Reform Synagogue Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff United Synagogue Cardiff, United Kingdom

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Africa 58

Asmara Synagogue Asmara, Eritrea Azouz Synagogue Egypt Beit Aharon Synagogue (Helwan) Cairo Governorate, Egypt Beit Emanuel Progressive Synagogue City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa Beit Midrash Morasha City of Cape Town, South Africa Beit Mordekhai Synagogue of La Goulette La Goulette, Tunisia Ben Ezra Synagogue Cairo Governorate, Egypt Ben Farès Mosque Casbah, Algeria Bet David Johannesburg, South Africa Cape Town Progressive Jewish Congregation City of Cape Town, South Africa Castro Synagogue Egypt Chaim Pinto Synagogue Essaouira, Morocco Doornfontein Synagogue Johannesburg, South Africa El Ghriba Synagogue Medenine Governorate, Tunisia El Hamma Synagogue El Hamma, Tunisia Eliahou Hazan Synagogue Alexandria, Egypt Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue Alexandria, Egypt Ets Hayim Synagogue Cairo, Egypt Ettedgui Synagogue Casablanca, Morocco Gardens Shul City of Cape Town, South Africa Great Synagogue (Johannesburg) Johannesburg, South Africa Great Synagogue of Tunis Tunis, Tunisia Green Synagogue Egypt Haïm Capoussi Synagogue Cairo, Egypt Ibn Danan Synagogue Fez, Morocco Isaac Ben Walid Synagogue Tétouan, Morocco Kairouan Synagogue Kairouan, Tunisia Keren Yechoua Synagogue La Marsa, Tunisia Keter Torah Synagogue Sousse, Tunisia Maimonides Synagogue Cairo Governorate, Egypt Marais Road Shul City of Cape Town, South Africa Meir'enaim Synagogue Egypt Menasce Synagogue Alexandria Governorate, Egypt Mouansa Synagogue Medenine Governorate, Tunisia Moussa Dar'i Synagogue Cairo, Egypt Muizenberg Hebrew Congregation City of Cape Town, South Africa Or Thora Synagogue Tunis, Tunisia Oxford Shul Johannesburg, South Africa Pahad Itzhak Synagogue Egypt President Street Synagogue Transvaal Province, South Africa Pretoria Great Synagogue Pretoria, South Africa Rabbi Meir Toledano Synagogue in Meknes Meknes, Morocco Rabbi Shalom Zaoui synagogue Rabat, Morocco Sha'ar Hashamayim Synagogue Cairo Governorate, Egypt Shaaré Tefila Synagogue Egypt Simon Attias Synagogue Essaouira, Morocco Slat Abn Shaif Synagogue Zliten, Libya Slat Al Azama Synagogue Marrakech, Morocco

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Oceania 17

Auckland Hebrew Congregation Auckland Region, New Zealand Ballarat Synagogue City of Ballarat, Australia Beth El Synagogue Christchurch City, New Zealand Central Synagogue, Sydney New South Wales, Australia Dunedin Synagogue Dunedin City, New Zealand East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation City of Melbourne, Australia Emanuel Synagogue New South Wales, Australia Fremantle Synagogue City of Fremantle, Australia Geelong Synagogue City of Greater Geelong, Australia Hobart Synagogue City of Hobart, Australia Launceston Synagogue Launceston, Australia Maitland Synagogue City of Maitland, Australia Melbourne Hebrew Congregation Victoria, Australia North Shore Synagogue New South Wales, Australia Southern Sydney Synagogue New South Wales, Australia Synagogue of the Outback Museum Broken Hill, Australia University House Auckland Region, New Zealand