Hara Seghira Synagogue

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Hara Seghira Synagogue
Exterior of Hara Seghira Synagogue
Basic information
Location	Moktar Attia Street Er Riadh, Tunisia
Religious affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Rite	Sephardic
Functional status	Abandoned

The Hara Seghira Synagogue (Arabic: معبد حارة صغيرة‎) is located on Moktar Attia Street, just north of Place L’Independence, in the town of Er Riadh on the island of Djerba, Tunisia.

Er Riadh is the modern name for the ancient Jewish village of D’jirt, which became known as “Hara Seghira” or the “Small Ghetto”.

As the Jewish community of the village declined the synagogue was abandoned and the building is now in a state of dilapidation. The Jewish community of Er Riadh, numbering around 80, is now centered around the El Ghriba synagogue located on the southern outskirts of the village.