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Sardis Synagogue
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Sardis Synagogue

Ruins · Turkey

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
38.488, 28.041
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Why it was abandoned

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Detected automatically from the text: The Sardis Synagogue is a former ancient Jewish synagogue, that was discovered in the modern-day town of Sardis, in the Manisa Province, in the Aegean Region of western Turkey.

History

The Sardis Synagogue is a former ancient Jewish synagogue, that was discovered in the modern-day town of Sardis, in the Manisa Province, in the Aegean Region of western Turkey. The former synagogue building is now an archaeological site and Jewish museum. The archaeological site is the largest Jewish site known from antiquity.

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