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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qırmızı Qəsəbə canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish settlement
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ town ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Krasnaya Sloboda
ⓘ
Red Village ⓘ Gorskie Yevrei ⓘ
surface form:
Yevreyskaya Sloboda
|
| country | Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Quba region of Azerbaijan
ⓘ
surface form:
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 Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Six Dome Synagogue
ⓘ
surface form:
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 region of Azerbaijan ⓘ
surface form:
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 of Azerbaijan
ⓘ
surface form:
Quba region
|
| partOfHistoricalRegion |
Quba region of Azerbaijan
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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