Ahrida Synagogue
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Ahrida Synagogue is one of Istanbul’s oldest and most historically significant synagogues, known for serving the city’s Sephardic Jewish community since the Ottoman era.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ahrida Synagogue canonical | 2 |
| Emtsai Synagogue | 1 |
| Istanbuli Synagogue | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
synagogue ⓘ |
| affiliation | Jewish community of Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Ottoman architecture ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicity |
Romaniote Jews
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sephardic Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Ottoman era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communityRole |
center of religious life for local Jews
ⓘ
cultural center for Sephardic Jews ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site of Jewish heritage in Turkey
ⓘ
symbol of Sephardic presence in Istanbul ⓘ |
| denomination | Sephardic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
community gathering place
ⓘ
place of Torah study ⓘ place of prayer ⓘ |
| heritage |
Ottoman Jewish heritage
ⓘ
Sephardic heritage ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized as a historic synagogue by Turkish Jewish community ⓘ |
| languageOfRitual |
Hebrew
ⓘ
Ladino ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European side of Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ Fatih district NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Horn area NERFINISHED ⓘ Istanbul ⓘ historic Jewish quarter of Balat ⓘ transcontinental city of Istanbul ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being among the oldest functioning synagogues in Istanbul
ⓘ
historical continuity of Jewish worship ⓘ service to Sephardic Jews ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
Jewish worship
ⓘ
religious services ⓘ |
| region | Marmara Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| servesCommunity | Sephardic Jewish community of Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the most historically significant synagogues in Istanbul
ⓘ
one of the oldest synagogues in Istanbul ⓘ |
| tourism | visited by heritage and religious tourists ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Jewish life-cycle ceremonies
ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ |
| usedSince | Ottoman era ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Balat
this entity surface form:
Istanbuli Synagogue
this entity surface form:
Emtsai Synagogue