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Sanandaj synagogue

Sanandaj, Iran

The Sanandaj Synagogue (', Persian) or Bozorg Synagogue, is a synagogue, located on Persian:, in Sanandaj, in the Kurdistan Province of Iran. It is registered as #26979 in the Iran national index. The synagogue was constructed in the Safavid-era, from 1501 to 1736, and was listed on the Iran National Heritage List. Sanandaj was the center of Aramaic-speaking Jewry in Persia. The Jewish community in Sanandaj dwindled considerably following the Islamic revolution of 1979. As of 2000, no Jews lived in Sanandaj.

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