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Jewish Cemetery, Urmia (Urmieh, Rezaiyeh) Iran

The Jewish cemetery in Urmia (Urmieh, Rezaiyeh), Iran. 


בית קברות היהודי באורמיה איראן. גרו בעיר הנאשדידן (נש-דידאן).


قبرستان یهودی ارومیه


 


 

Description

Urmia was home to Aramaic speaking Jews who referred to themselves as Nash-Didan. Some graves and tombstones are still extant. The wall around the cemetery was built a few years ago by a local family. 

Urmia also had three synagogues, (one of which was the Kalimiyan Synagogue) and an Etihad (later Kalimiyan) school.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Urmia, Iran

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