List of synagogues in Tunisia explained

The following is a list of synagogues in Tunisia:

Ariana Governorate

LocationNamePictureCoordinates or addressStatusReferences
AryanahEl Ghriba Synagogue36.8607°N 10.191°WIn activity[1]
AryanahMenahem Zeitoun Synagogue36.8585°N 10.19°WDisused and converted back to a house
AryanahSamuel Zeitoun Synagogue36.8606°N 10.1913°WAbandoned
AryanahNino Benattar Synagogue36.8598°N 10.1889°WDisused and converted back to a house
AryanahQaid Abraham Synagogue36.8598°N 10.1907°WDisused and converted back to a house
AryanahRabbi Haim Khemani Synagogue36.8586°N 10.1903°WDisused and converted back to a house
AryanahRabbi Hai Cohen Synagogue36.8582°N 10.1923°WDisused and converted back to a house
AryanahBet Abraham Soria Synagogue36.8572°N 10.1889°WDestroyed (1980s)
AryanahKouttab Kisraoui Synagogue36.8583°N 10.1904°WDisused and converted back to a house
AryanahSalomon Lumbroso Synagogue36.859°N 10.1898°WDisused and converted back to a house
AryanahRoubine Azoulay SynagogueNouvelle AryanahDisused and converted back to a house

Béja Governorate

LocationNamePictureCoordinatesStatusReferences
BéjaRabbi Fraji Synagogue36.7247°N 9.1845°WDisused[2]
BéjaGreat Synagogue36.7243°N 9.1833°WDisused and converted back to a room for Les Scouts Tunisiens[3]
BéjaFitoussi Synagogue36.7267°N 9.1814°WDisused[4]
BéjaTubiana Synagogue36.7234°N 9.1869°WDisused[5]
BéjaBoubli and Levy Synagogue36.7247°N 9.1871°WDisused
BéjaFella Sarfati Synagogue36.7235°N 9.1848°WDisused
Majaz al BabSynagogue36.6493°N 9.6083°WDisused and converted back to a kouttab then disused[6]
TestourSynagogueIn ruins[7]

Bizerte Governorate

LocationNamePictureCoordinates or addressStatusReferences
BizerteR'baa Synagogueplace de FranceDestroyed (1942)[9]
BizerteGreat Synagogue37.2738°N 9.8743°WDisused and converted back to a regional library[10]
Ghar el-MelhSynagogueDisused[11]
MateurSynagogueAbandoned[12]
Menzel BourguibaSynagoguerue MarceauDisused[13]
Ras JebelSynagogueDestroyed

Gabès Governorate

LocationNamePictureCoordinatesStatusReferences
GabèsMenzel Synagogue33.8815°N 10.0877°WDestroyed (1980s)[14]
GabèsBab El Bhar SynagogueIn activity[15]
GabèsDjara Synagogue33.889°N 10.0971°WDisused and converted back to a warehouse[16]
GabèsSmall Djara SynagogueDestroyed
GabèsHabroun SynagogueDestroyed
GabèsTrain Station SynagogueDestroyed
El HammaSynagogueDisused and converted back to a deposit
El HammaEl Hamma synagogue33.8819°N 9.8008°WNext to the tomb of Yossef El Maarabi, heavily damaged during pro-Palestine riots in 2023[17]
MatmataSynagogueAbandoned[18]
TamezretSynagogueIn activity[19]

Gafsa Governorate

LocationNamePictureCoordinatesStatusReferences
GafsaShim’oni Synagogue of Gafsa34.4191°N 8.7881°WAbandoned[20]
El GuettarSynagogueDestroyed[21]
MétlaouiSynagogueDisused and converted back to a house then partially collapsed[22]

Jendouba Governorate

LocationNamePictureCoordinates or addressStatusReferences
JendoubaSynagoguerue Thiers (Ali-Belhouane)Disused and converted back to a women's training center[23]
Bou SalemSynagogue36.6094°N 8.9691°WDestroyed[24]

Kairouan Governorate

LocationNamePictureCoordinatesStatusReferences
KairouanSynagogue35.6785°N 10.0999°WDisused and converted back to a madrasa then partially in ruins[25]
Hajeb El AyounSynagogueDestroyed[26]

Kasserine Governorate

LocationNamePictureCoordinatesStatusReferences
KasserineSynagogueDisused[27]
SbeitlaSynagogueDisused[28]
ThalaSynagogueDestroyed

Kebili Governorate

LocationNamePictureCoordinatesStatusReferences
KebiliSynagogue33.704°N 8.9721°WDisused and converted back to shops and workshops[29]
DouzSynagogue33.4551°N 9.0257°WDestroyed[30]

Kef Governorate

LocationNamePictureCoordinates or addressStatusReferences
El KefEl Ghriba Synagogue36.1806°N 8.7141°WDisused and converted back to a museum (1994)[31]
DahmaniSynagogueavenue de la RépubliqueAssigned to a charity[32]

Medenine Governorate

LocationNamePictureCoordinatesStatusReferences
Er Riadh (Hara Sghira)El Ghriba Synagogue33.8139°N 10.8589°WIn activity[34]
Er Riadh (Hara Sghira)Slat Trabelsiya33.8218°N 10.8544°WIn activity[35]
Er Riadh (Hara Sghira)Yeshiva Dighet33.8217°N 10.853°WAbandoned[36]
Er Riadh (Hara Sghira)Yeshiva hCohanim,
Yeshiva Rabbi Abraham		33.821°N 10.8545°WIn activity[37]
Er Riadh (Hara Sghira)Yeshiva Jdida33.8202°N 10.8536°WAbandoned[38]
Er Riadh (Hara Sghira)Slat Amram33.8214°N 10.8545°WPartially in ruins[39]
Er Riadh (Hara Sghira)Yeshiva Klifa Cohen33.8211°N 10.8545°WAbandoned[40]
Er Riadh (Hara Sghira)Alyat Rabbi Zakine Mazouz33.8209°N 10.8546°WIn activity[41]
Houmt El Souk (Hara Kebira)Sla Kebira33.8665°N 10.8692°WIn activity[42]
Houmt El Souk (Hara Kebira)Slat haCohanim33.8638°N 10.8683°WIn activity[43]
Houmt El Souk (Hara Kebira)Slat Eliezer33.8647°N 10.8698°WIn activity[44]
Houmt El Souk (Hara Kebira)Slat Rabbi Bezalel33.8636°N 10.8661°WIn activity[45]
Houmt El Souk (Hara Kebira)Slat Rabbi Brahem33.8676°N 10.8682°WIn activity
Houmt El Souk (Hara Kebira)Slat Rabbi Chalom33.8655°N 10.8677°WIn activity[46]
Houmt El Souk (Hara Kebira)Slat Hizkiya Perez33.8654°N 10.8691°WIn activity[47]
Houmt El Souk (Hara Kebira)Slat Rabbi Pinhas33.8659°N 10.8684°WIn activity
Houmt El Souk (Hara Kebira)Slat Trabelsiya33.8658°N 10.8683°WRebuilt (2006)[48]
Houmt El Souk (Hara Kebira)Alyat Ishaq Houri33.8649°N 10.8664°WIn activity[49]
Houmt El Souk (Hara Kebira)Alyat Rabbi Sassi33.8668°N 10.8681°WIn activity
Houmt El Souk (Hara Kebira)Maatouk Haddad Synagogue33.8674°N 10.8685°WAbandoned
Houmt El Souk (Hara Kebira)Menahem Houri Synagogue33.8651°N 10.8696°WPartially in ruins
Houmt El Souk (Hara Kebira)Sabban Synagogue33.8649°N 10.8686°WIn activity
Houmt El SoukPariente SynagogueIn activity[50]
MedenineSynagogueDestroyed (1990s)[51]
Ben GardaneSynagogue33.138°N 11.2174°WDestroyed[52]
MetameurSynagogueIn ruins[53]
ZarzisSynagogueRebuilt (1999)[54]
MouansaSynagogueAbandoned[55]

Monastir Governorate

LocationNamePictureCoordinates or addressStatusReferences
MonastirSynagogue35.7742°N 10.829°WDestroyed (1980s)[56]
MoknineSynagoguesouk des BijoutiersAbandoned[57]

Nabeul Governorate

LocationNamePictureCoordinatesStatusReferences
NabeulGreat Synagogue36.4572°N 10.7357°WIn activity[58]
NabeulSlat Karila and Mamou36.4562°N 10.7369°WIn activity
NabeulYeshiva Gaston Karila36.4568°N 10.7368°WAbandoned
NabeulTalmud Thora Synagogue36.4576°N 10.7356°WDisused
NabeulRabbi Hai Guez Synagogue36.455°N 10.7349°WDisused
NabeulFraim Haddad Synagogue36.456°N 10.7365°WDisused
NabeulBarouma Synagogue,
Guez Synagogue		36.456°N 10.7371°WDisused
NabeulYeshiva Mouchi Haddad36.4571°N 10.7358°WDisused
NabeulBeth Yacoub Mamou Synagogue36.4532°N 10.7333°WDisused
Menzel BouzelfaSynagogueDisused and converted back to a rehearsal room for the municipal brass band[59]
SolimanSynagogueDisused and partially destroyed[60]

Sfax Governorate

LocationNamePictureCoordinates or addressStatusReferences
SfaxGreat Synagoguerue de la SynagogueDestroyed (1943)[61]
SfaxMazouz Jda Synagogue,
Abraham Mazouz Synagogue		34.735°N 10.7623°WDisused and converted back to a shop[62]
SfaxMasliah Synagoguerue de JérusalemDestroyed (1943)
SfaxSdika Synagoguerue Jules-FerryDestroyed (1943)
SfaxHebrat Ha-Zohar Synagoguerue d'AlgerDestroyed (1943)
SfaxNahmias Synagogue34.7345°N 10.7621°WDestroyed (1943)
SfaxBoukhors Synagoguerue Barthélemy-Saint-HilaireDestroyed (1943)[63]
SfaxZerah Synagoguerue FlattersDestroyed (1943)
SfaxDidi Synagoguerue du Colonel Ramond (Tahar-Sfar)Destroyed (1943)
SfaxGreat Synagogue Beth-El34.7323°N 10.7581°WRestored[64]
SfaxEdmond Azria Synagogue34.7303°N 10.765°WAbandoned[65]
SfaxChouchan and Khamous Azria Synagogue34.7289°N 10.7598°WDestroyed
SfaxGuez Synagogue34.7341°N 10.7651°WDisused
SfaxAIU Synagogue34.733°N 10.7662°WDisused
SfaxOld Gendarmerie Synagogue34.7422°N 10.7635°WDisused
SfaxAnkri Debbir SynagogueDisused
SfaxElie Bouhnik SynagogueDisused
SfaxNataf Synagogue34.7322°N 10.753°WDisused
Sfax (Picville)Zeitoun Synagogue34.735°N 10.7532°WDisused[66]
Sfax (Moulinville)Azria Matouk SynagogueDisused

Sidi Bouzid Governorate

No synagogue is located in the Sidi Bouzid Governorate.

Siliana Governorate

No synagogue is located in the Siliana Governorate.

Sousse Governorate

LocationNamePictureCoordinates or addressStatusReferences
SousseSynagoguerue Dar EssaisDestroyed[67]
SousseGreat Synagogue35.8259°N 10.6398°WAbandoned[68]
SousseSicile Street Synagogue35.8273°N 10.6381°WDisused
SousseKeter Torah Synagogueavenue KrantzIn activity[69]
SousseHai Moatti Synagogueplace ForgemolDisused[70]
SousseSlat Bibirue du Transvaal (Tebourba)Disused
EnfidaSynagogueDisused[71]

Tataouine Governorate

LocationNamePictureCoordinatesStatusReferences
TataouineSynagogue32.9282°N 10.4495°WAbandoned[72]
TataouineSlat Guedicha32.9279°N 10.4499°WDestroyed

Tozeur Governorate

LocationNamePictureCoordinatesStatusReferences
TozeurOuled El Hadef Synagogue33.9207°N 8.1388°WDisused and converted back to a cafe[73]
TozeurRabbi Pinchas Saadoun Synagogue 33.9206163°N8.1378493°EAbandoned
NeftaSynagogueDisused and converted back to a house[74]

Tunis Governorate

LocationNamePictureCoordinates or addressStatusReferences
TunisGreat Synagogue36.8104°N 10.1801°WIn activity[75]
TunisEl Hara Synagogue36.8025°N 10.17°WDestroyed (1961)[76]
TunisBet Chalom Synagogue,
George Abitbol Synagogue		36.8103°N 10.1801°WIn activity[77]
TunisBet Yaacov Synagogue,
Cohen Synagogue		36.8014°N 10.1798°WDisused [78]
TunisEl Hobra Synagogue36.802°N 10.1704°WDestroyed[79]
TunisKnesset Israël Synagogue,
Slat Guedid		36.8013°N 10.1712°WDisused and converted back to a training center[80]
TunisBet Sion Synagogue2, impasse de l'EssieuDestroyed[81]
TunisSimah Sarfati Synagogue36.8025°N 10.1699°WDestroyed
TunisRabbi Ichoua Bessis Synagogue6, impasse du PilierDestroyed
TunisNathan Synagogue36.8018°N 10.174°WDisused[82]
TunisRabbi Haim Synagogue36.8021°N 10.1712°WDestroyed[83]
TunisRabbi Hillel Synagogue36.8001°N 10.1738°WDisused
TunisQaid Nessim Synagogue36.8037°N 10.1723°WDisused
TunisOr Thora Synagogue,
New Hobra Synagogue		36.8015°N 10.1697°WDisused[84]
TunisDjemaa El Grana Synagoguerue Sidi El MorjaniDisused[85]
TunisZramma Synagogue4, impasse SamamaDestroyed
TunisSimah Guez Synagogue5, impasse DjeradDisused
TunisChief Rabbi Haim Bellaiche Synagogue4, rue d'Isly (Cologne)In activity
TunisRabbi Isaac Taieb Synagogue36.802°N 10.1691°WDestroyed[86]
TunisRabbi Mouchi Darmon Synagogue22, rue El MeslekhDestroyed[87]
TunisChalom Bessis Synagogue20, rue Sidi MefredjDisused
TunisZirah Ishaq Synagogueimpasse des JumeauxDestroyed
TunisEl Ghriba Synagogue3, rue de la HafsiaDisused[88]
TunisNahmias Synagogue13, rue El KhemiraDisused
TunisVais Synagogueimpasse du MédecinDisused
TunisRabbi Baroukh Fitoussi Synagogue16, impasse des MusiciensDestroyed
TunisRabbi Ouziel Synagogue36.8019°N 10.1714°WDestroyed
TunisHakham Sapira Synagogue36.8021°N 10.1714°WDestroyed
TunisRabbi Mouchi Darmon Synagogue36.8022°N 10.1716°WDestroyed
TunisBrami Synagogue7, rue AchourDisused
TunisZdoud Synagogue107, souk El HoutDestroyed
TunisJacob Chemla Synagoguequartier Saint-HenriDisused
TunisAbraham Sitbon Synagogue10, rue El MoullaDestroyed
TunisQaid Eliahou Samama Synagogue29, rue Sidi KhalfDisused
TunisFellah Cattan Synagogue23, rue Sidi MardoumDisused
TunisQaid Abraham Menahim Synagogue,
Mouchi Cohen Synagogue		39, rue de la VerrerieDisused and converted back to a shop
TunisBismuth Harhar Synagogue24, rue Sidi Bou HadidDisused
TunisRabbi Eliahou Naamane Synagogue36.8035°N 10.1716°WDisused
TunisAbraham Arous Synagogue7, rue Sidi SifianeDisused
TunisQaid Abraham Samama Synagogue5, rue Er-RaccahDisused
TunisKhamous Baroukh Synagogue56, rue des ProtestantsDisused
TunisElfassi Synagogue36.8005°N 10.1734°WIn ruins[89]
TunisRabbi Youda Nizard Synagogue36.8005°N 10.1738°WDisused
TunisZarhi Synagogue24, rue El KaramedDisused
TunisFreiha Synagogue4, rue El MoullaDestroyed[90]
TunisYoussef Madar Synagogue14, impasse El OuargliaDisused
TunisRahmine Haddad Synagogue14, rue Sidi Bou KrissanDisused
TunisSassi Smila Synagogue7bis, rue Sidi Bou KrissanDisused[91]
TunisKaroubi Synagogue7, place Bab SouikaDisused
TunisSaül Boublil Synagogue20, rue Bab SouikaDisused
TunisAbraham Nini Guez Synagogue1, rue de SparteDisused
TunisRabbi Micaël Saada Synagogue24, rue TronjaDisused
TunisMessaoud Haouzi Synagogue7, place du 7-Mai 1943 (Monnaie)Disused
TunisElie Bessis Synagogue8, rue de Souk-AhrasDisused
TunisHai Bessis Synagogue41, avenue Jules-Ferry (Habib-Bourguiba)Destroyed
TunisSalomon Hayat Synagogue36.8019°N 10.1812°WDisused
TunisDavid Sitbon Berkaiak Synagogue31, rue Bab SouikaDisused
TunisEdouard Fellous Synagogue36.8167°N 10.1776°WDisused[92]
TunisHai Hayat Synagogue46, rue de CorseDisused
TunisYoussef Parienti Synagogue31, rue de l'Alfa (Ali-Belhouane)Disused
TunisSamuel Bonan Synagogue9, rue de l'Alfa (Ali-Belhouane)Disused (1997)
TunisRabbi Haim Perez Synagogue9, rue de Pise (Medjez el-Bab)In activity
TunisIsaac Adda Synagogue4, place Sidi El BahriDisused
TunisRabbi Youssef Fellous Synagogue1, rue Sidi SifianeDisused
TunisRabbi Eliahou Cohen Synagogue8, rue Sidi SifianeDisused
TunisYacoub Lumbroso Synagogue24, rue Sidi SifianeDisused
TunisAlbert Freoua Synagogue20, rue Chanzy (Djebel Bargou)Disused
TunisYoussef Belaish Synagogue42, rue DamrémontDisused
TunisChief Rabbi Eliahou Borgel Synagogue36.8058°N 10.1782°WDisused
TunisAbraham Gozlan Synagogue36.8056°N 10.1759°WDisused
TunisChief Rabbi Israël Zeitoun Synagogue36.8061°N 10.1785°WDisused
TunisYochevet Sion Synagogue7, rue Bab El KhadraDisused
TunisBet Aron Synagogue63, rue KléberDisused
TunisYouda Messika Synagogue2, rue de MentonDisused
TunisMouchi Koskas Synagogue36.8084°N 10.1804°WDisused
TunisSadani Baranes Synagogue11, rue El MaharekDisused
TunisSpinosa Synagogue8, impasse El HanachiDisused
TunisBab El Khadra Resetting Synagoguerue El TazarkiDisused
TunisTripolitans Synagogue4, rue de ChikliDisused
TunisChoua Brahmi Synagogue71, rue des GlacieresDisused
TunisMouchi Jakubovicz Synagogue5, rue d'Isly (Cologne)Disused
TunisBismuth and Haik Synagogue36.8111°N 10.1792°WAbandoned[93]
TunisBou Hadma Synagogue13, rue Bab El KhadraIn activity
TunisBouta Uzan Synagogue25, rue Lafayette (Égypte)Disused[94]
TunisBelaisch and Gozlan Synagogue13, avenue Garros (Hédi-Chaker)Disused
TunisBeau-Site Synagogue,
Isaac Behar Synagogue		rue d'IspahanDestroyed[95]
La GouletteSion Sarfati Synagogue36.8152°N 10.3027°WDisused[96]
La GouletteHaim Benattar Synagogue36.8161°N 10.3048°WDisused
La GouletteRabbi Rahmine Chemila Synagogue36.8164°N 10.3058°WDisused
La GouletteBelaisch and Gozlan Synagoguerue de CarthageDisused
La GouletteSadani Uzan Synagoguerue de CarthageDisused
La GouletteRabbi Haim Uzan Synagogue36.8199°N 10.3076°WDisused
La GouletteEl Bratal Synagogue36.818°N 10.3068°WDestroyed (2009)
La GouletteRabbi Mardochée Sitruk Synagogue36.8193°N 10.3076°WDisused
La GouletteRabbi Mardochée Didi Synagogue36.8183°N 10.3047°WDisused
La GouletteBet Mordechai Synagogue36.8214°N 10.3089°WIn activity
La GouletteSalomon Lasry Synagoguerue de CarthageDisused
La GouletteCommunity House Synagogue36.8208°N 10.3093°WDisused
Le KramBet Cohanim Synagogue36.8327°N 10.3154°WDestroyed
La MarsaKeren Ichoua Synagogue36.8841°N 10.3333°WIn activity[97]

Zaghouan Governorate

No synagogue is located in the Zaghouan Governorate.

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