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List of synagogues in Bulgaria

This is a list of synagogues, Jewish houses of prayer, in Bulgaria.

Name Location Built Architectural style[1] Status Image Reference
Sofia Synagogue Sofia 1909 Moorish Revival functioning [2]
Plovdiv Synagogue (Zion) Plovdiv 1887 functioning [3]
Synagogue of Philippopolis Plovdiv 3rd – 4th century in ruins [4]
Vidin Synagogue Vidin 1894 in ruins, building being reconstructed [5]
Varna Sephardic Synagogue Varna 1890 Moorish Revival, Gothic Revival in ruins [6]
Varna Ashkenazi Synagogue Varna 1910 Reconstructed in 2007, functioning [6]
Burgas Synagogue Burgas 1909 Moorish Revival, Neo-Byzantine, Neoclassical now used as Petko Zadgorski Burgas Art Gallery, building being reconstructed [7]
Samokov Synagogue Samokov 1860 in ruins [8][9]
Pazardzhik Great Synagogue Pazardzhik 1850 Bulgarian National Revival Neo-Baroque not functioning [10]
Pazardzhik Small Synagogue Pazardzhik 1872 Bulgarian National Revival not functioning [11]
Shumen Synagogue Shumen mid-19th century Demolished [1], בית_הכנסת_בשומן [he] [12]
Dobrich Synagogue Dobrich 1887
Gotse Delchev Synagogue Gotse Delchev (town) early 20th century
Silistra Synagogue Silistra preserved [2]
Yambol Synagogue (Bulgaria) Yambol 1896 now used as George Papazov Art Gallery בית_הכנסת_בימבול [he]

References

  1. ^ "Jewish Heritage in Bulgaria". Jewish Heritage in Bulgaria. Archived from the original on 2001-06-28. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  2. ^ "About". Sofia Synagogue. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  3. ^ "Еврейска синагога "Цион" - Пловдив" (in Bulgarian). Pure Bulgaria. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  4. ^ "Synagogue of Philippopolis". ancient-stadium-plovdiv.eu. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  5. ^ "Еврейската синагога" (in Bulgarian). Видин онлайн — Информационният портал на Видин. Retrieved 2009-09-09.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ a b Петров, Борислав. "Еврейски синагоги" (in Bulgarian). Varna.info.bg. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  7. ^ Ингилизова, Йорданка (2009-02-02). "Реставрират фасадата на Синагогата" (in Bulgarian). Фактор. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  8. ^ "Самоков: Еврейското наследство" (in Bulgarian). Капитал. 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  9. ^ "Синагога" (in Bulgarian). Община Самоков. Archived from the original on 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  10. ^ "The Big Synagogue in Pazardzhik". Jewish Heritage in Bulgaria. Archived from the original on 2002-04-14. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  11. ^ "The Little Synagogue in Pazardzhik". pzdnes.com.
  12. ^ "The Shoumen Synagogue". Jewish Heritage in Bulgaria. Archived from the original on 2003-12-07. Retrieved 2009-09-09.

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