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Knishta Zurta (Small Synagogue), Saqqez, Iran
The Knishta Zurta (Small Synagogue) in Saqqez (Sakiz, Saghez, Saqez, Saqqiz, Saqiz, סקיז ,سهقز, سقز), Iranian Kurdistan.
Description
This synagogue was near to the Knishta Rabta and Bet Knesset Hadash in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood. Both synagogues were a block away from the traffic circle. The original plan was to cease using this synagogue following the construction of the Bet Knesset Hadash but the community decided that they can't abandon a synagogue and therefore maintained its minyan and 3 synagogues.
Saqqez, Iran
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Sources
Interview with Eli and Rabi Garipur and Binyamin Cohen.