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Maon Synagogue

Israel

Maon Synagogue
Maon Synagogue. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Maon Synagogue is a 6th-century Jewish synagogue and archaeological site, located in the western Negev desert, near Kibbutz Nirim and Kibbutz Nir Oz, in Israel. The former synagogue is noted for its "magnificent" mosaic floor.

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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