Qırmızı Qəsəbə

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Qırmızı Qəsəbə is a unique all-Jewish settlement in Azerbaijan, renowned as one of the world's only predominantly Mountain Jewish towns and a historic center of their culture and religious life.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish settlement
settlement
town
alternativeName Krasnaya Sloboda
Red Village
Yevreyskaya Sloboda
country Azerbaijan
countrySubdivision Quba District of Azerbaijan
demographicCharacteristic historically all-Jewish settlement
predominantly Jewish population
demographicTrend emigration of residents to Israel and Russia in late 20th century
ethnicMajority Mountain Jews
hasBuildingStyle traditional Mountain Jewish architecture
hasCommunity Mountain Jewish community
hasCulturalInstitution Jewish cemeteries
Jewish schools (historically)
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Jewish people in the Caucasus
Mountain Jews
hasHeritage Jewish religious heritage
Mountain Jewish cultural heritage
hasMinorityLanguage Hebrew (liturgical)
Russian
hasSynagogue Giləki Synagogue
Six Dome Synagogue
historicalRole center of Mountain Jewish communal life
center of Mountain Jewish religious scholarship
knownFor dense concentration of synagogues
distinctive Jewish communal life in Azerbaijan
preservation of Mountain Jewish traditions
languageUsed Azerbaijani
Juhuri
locatedIn Azerbaijan
Quba District
locatedInRegion Caucasus
locatedOnContinent Asia
notableAs historic center of Mountain Jewish culture
historic center of Mountain Jewish religious life
one of the world’s only predominantly Mountain Jewish towns
partOf Quba region
partOfHistoricalRegion Quba-Khachmaz economic region
populationCharacteristic many residents have relatives in Israel
many residents have relatives in Russia
regionType rural settlement
religionPracticed Judaism
religiousBuildingTypePresent synagogue
religiousMajority Judaism
timezone Azerbaijan Time


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