Great Synagogue of Baghdad explained

Building Name:Great Synagogue of Baghdad
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Map Type:Iraq Baghdad#Iraq
Relief:y
Religious Affiliation:Orthodox Judaism
Rite:Edot Hamizrach
Functional Status:Museum
Architecture Style:Mesopotamian
Specifications:no

The Great Synagogue of Baghdad (Arabic: كنيس بغداد العظيم), also known as the Shaf ve’Yativ Synagogue, is A historic building in Iraq traditionally believed to stand on the site of a synagogue built by King Jeconiah, who was exiled from the Land of Israel to Babylon in 597 BCE. It is said that material gathered from the ruins of the Temple in Jerusalem was used in its construction.[1] The building now serves as a museum in which the synagogue has been rebuilt.

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  1. Web site: Synagogues in Babylon . 2007-05-29 . Avishur . Prof. Yitzhak . Summer 2001 . Nehardea: Journal of the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070606233459/http://www.babylonjewry.org.il/new/english/nehardea/13/8.htm . 2007-06-06 .