Building Name: | Sanandaj Synagogue |
Image Upright: | 1.4 |
Country: | Iran |
Map Type: | Iran |
Map Size: | 250 |
Map Relief: | 1 |
Religious Affiliation: | Orthodox Judaism |
Status: | Synagogue |
Functional Status: | Active |
Year Completed: | Safavid era |
The Sanandaj Synagogue (he|בית כנסת סננדג'; fa|کنیسه سنندج) or Bozorg Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on ar|کوچه کنعان ۳, in Sanandaj, in the Kurdistan Province of Iran. It is registered as #26979 in the Iran national index.[1] The synagogue was constructed in the Safavid-era, from 1501 to 1736, and was listed on the Iran National Heritage List.[2]
Sanandaj was the center of Aramaic-speaking Jewry in Persia. The Jewish community in Sanandaj dwindled considerably following the Islamic revolution of 1979., no Jews lived in Sanandaj.[3]