Karaite Synagogue (Istanbul)
Karaite Synagogue, Istanbul.
The Karaite Synagogue (Turkish: Karahim Sinagogu, Karaim Sinagogu, Karayim Sinagogu) is a synagogue in the Hasköy district of Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey. The building's date of construction is unclear; it may date to Byzantine times. The building was in ruins in the sixteenth century; it was repaired in 1536, burned in 1729, rebuilt, burned again in 1774, rebuilt between 1776 and 1780, restored in 1842, and burned again in 1918.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Göncüoğlu, Süleyman Faruk (Winter 2002). "İstanbul Hasköy'de Karayim Sinagogu (Kal Ha Kadoş Be Kuşta Bene Mikra)". İlgi (103): 28–35.
External links
- Center for Jewish History Digital Collections, Turkish Synagogues Exhibit. Karaite Synagogue in Hasköy, Istanbul, Exterior (One of several photographs of the Karaite Synagogue in the Turkish Synagogues Exhibit.)
Coordinates: 41°02′24″N 28°57′09.6″E / 41.04000°N 28.952667°E
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