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Gulgati (6 Domed Summer) Synagogue, Quba, Azerbaijan
The Gulgati (6 Domed Summer) Synagogue (AKA Altı Günbəz Sinaqoqu) in Quba (קובה), Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan).
Description
This synagogue was built on the site of a possibly older syangogue but it was also originally built as one of a couple of synagogues which serviced the Gulgati community.
The synagogue is a large brick buidling, reflective of the brick architecture of much of the Caucasus in the late 19th century.
The synagogue became a factory during Soviet rule. Following the fall of the Soviet Union, this building was selected by a committee as a building of importance to be restored. It currently serves as the community's summer synaoguge, as it is larger and easier to ventilate but consequently harder to keep warm in the winter.
Sources
Interviews with A. Manashirov, Rabbi Yonah Yacobi, and B. Simonduyev.
Coordinates, pictures, and write-up provided by Arieh Scharnberg/Moreshet Adventures.