Jewish Quarter of Damascus
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The Jewish Quarter of Damascus is a historic neighborhood that once housed a vibrant Jewish community, known for its traditional courtyard houses, synagogues, and role in the multicultural fabric of one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic neighborhood
ⓘ
urban quarter ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | other historic quarters of the Old City of Damascus ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Middle Eastern Jewish communities
ⓘ
Syrian Jewish history ⓘ |
| demographicChange | Jewish population largely emigrated in 20th century ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType |
courtyard house
ⓘ
religious school ⓘ synagogue ⓘ |
| hasBuiltFeature |
decorated wooden doors
ⓘ
inner courtyards ⓘ narrow passageways ⓘ stone and brick houses ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Jewish religious traditions
ⓘ
Syrian urban architectural traditions ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commercial area
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ residential area ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ Judeo-Arabic ⓘ |
| hasReligionTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfSite |
religious heritage area
ⓘ
residential heritage area ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic urban fabric ⓘ |
| historicallyInhabitedBy |
Jews
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mizrahi Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ Sephardi Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of Jewish life in Damascus
ⓘ
part of one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Jewish communal institutions
ⓘ
role in multicultural fabric of Damascus ⓘ synagogues ⓘ traditional courtyard houses ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Damascus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old walled city of Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Old City of Damascus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic Jewish quarters in the Middle East ⓘ historic religious quarters of Damascus ⓘ |
| region | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfMajorEmigration |
late 20th century
ⓘ
mid-20th century ⓘ |
| urbanForm |
dense historic fabric
ⓘ
narrow lanes ⓘ |
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