Deir el Qamar Synagogue
| Deir el Qamar Synagogue كنيس دير القمر | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Sephardic |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | open |
| Location | |
| Location | Chouf, Lebanon |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1638 |
The Deir el Qamar Synagogue, in Deir el Qamar, a village in south-central Lebanon, is the oldest synagogue in Mount Lebanon.[1] The synagogue was built in the 17th century, during the Ottoman era in Lebanon, to serve the local Jewish population, some of whom were part of the immediate entourage of Fakhr al-Din II. The building is in good condition.
As of 2016, the Synagogue is in excellent condition; yet, in the meantime, the synagogue has been shut to the public for security reasons and has been entrusted to the French cultural center by Lebanon's Direction Générale des Antiquités (General Directorate of Antiquities).
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- ^ Scham, Sandra A. (2015-11-01). "The Legacy of Fakhreddine II—Renaissance Prince of Mount Lebanon". Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies. 3 (4): 428–438. doi:10.5325/jeasmedarcherstu.3.4.0428. ISSN 2166-3548.
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