Rah-e Danesh Synagogue

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Rah-e Danesh Synagogue
Religion
AffiliationJudaism
Location
LocationTehran
CountryIran
Rah-e Danesh Synagogue is located in Tehran
Rah-e Danesh Synagogue
Location in Tehran
Geographic coordinates35°43′41″N 51°24′23″E / 35.728070°N 51.406373°E / 35.728070; 51.406373
Architecture
Completed1971; 53 years ago (1971)
Site area240 square metres (2,600 sq ft)

Rah-e Danesh Synagogue is a synagogue located near Yusefabad street in Tehran, Iran.[1]

History[edit]

In the decade of the 1340s SH (1961–1971 AD) the number of Jews in the Yusefabad neighborhood increased dramatically. Thus a group of Jews decided to create the Synagogue in the Yusefabad street in twentieth alley. The synagogue, which also contains a Jewish school, was built in an area of 240 square metres (2,600 sq ft). The synagogue experienced major reconstruction in 1388 SH (2009–2010 AD).[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Religious Minorities in Iran, Eliz Sanasarian, Page 77, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
  2. ^ "کنیسای راه دانش" [Knowledge Road Synagogue] (in Persian). 7dorim.com. Retrieved 2014-06-15.