List of synagogues in Algeria

A partial list of synagogues in Algeria:

Name Images Location Year Remarks
Great Synagogue of Algiers
Casbah of Algiers 1865 Turned into a mosque in 1962[1]
Chartres Square Synagogue Casbah of Algiers Demolished in 1837[2]
Medée Street Synagogue Casbah of Algiers 1852 Abandoned
Scipion Street Synagogue Casbah of Algiers Turned into a shop[3]
Hara Synagogue Bab El Oued, Algiers Demolished in 1942[4]
Shalom Lebar Synagogue Bab El Oued, Algiers 1894[5] Demolished in 2025[6]
Kaoua Synagogue
Belcourt, now Belouizdad, Algiers 1900[7]
Bologhine Synagogue Saint-Eugène, now Bologhine, Algiers In ruins
Old Batna Synagogue Batna Extant[8]
New Batna Synagogue
Batna Extant
Béjaïa Synagogue
Béjaïa Turned into a school[9]
Blida Synagogue Blida 1863 Abandoned[10]
La Ghriba Synagogue Bône, now Annaba Turned into a mosque in 1963[11]
Constantine Synagogue Constantine Abandoned[12]
Sanya Synagogue
Constantine[13] Not active as a synagogue today. The building is likely still standing but is either abandoned or has been repurposed
Sidi Mabrouk Synagogue
Constantine 1930[14] Turned into a mosque
Ghardaya Synagogue Ghardaya Abandoned
Laghouat Synagogue Laghouat Does not exist as a functioning synagogue and is likely repurposed or in ruins
Médéa Synagogue
Médéa Divided into a tannery and a potter's studio[15]
Miliana Synagogue Miliana Turned into a municipal gymnasium[16]
Mostaganem Synagogue Mostaganem Abandoned
Great Synagogue of Oran
Oran 1918 Turned into a mosque in 1975
Old Synagogue of Orleansville Orleansville, now Chlef Destroyed by an earthquake
New Synagogue of Orleansville Orleansville, now Chlef
Philippeville Synagogue Philippeville, now Skikda Turned into a mosque
Relizane Synagogue Relizane Extant
Rabb Synagogue
Tlemcen No longer functions as a synagogue and its building's status is complex, with some sources suggesting it's a cultural site or in disuse after the Jewish community left, while the tomb of the revered Rabbi Ephraim Aln-Kaoua nearby remains a significant pilgrimage spot for Jews
Grande Synagogue Tlemcen Turned into a school. Now closed
Sétif Synagogue
Sétif Extant[17]
Tiaret Synagogue
Tiaret 1900[18] Extant[19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Grand Synagogue in Algiers, Algeria". The Center for Jewish Art. Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Alger - Synagogue de la place de Chartres à Alger, démolie en 1837".
  3. ↑ "SYNAGOGUES D'ALGERIE".
  4. ↑ "Le Consistoire israélite va faire reconstruire le temple Hara".
  5. ↑ "La synagogue de la rue de Dijon. Le temple Jaïs".
  6. ↑ "Algerian authorities demolish one of last remaining historic synagogues in country's capital".
  7. ↑ "La Synagogue Kaoua, à Belcourt".
  8. ↑ "Synagogues du Constantinois 2014".
  9. ↑ "Synagogue at Bejaia, Algeria".
  10. ↑ "La Synagogue de Blida".
  11. ↑ "La Ghriba Synagogue at Annaba, Algeria".
  12. ↑ "Rock the Casbah: Algeria's deep Jewish connection".
  13. ↑ "Synagogue de Constantine SANYA". 29 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "Sidi Mabrouk (suite)".
  15. ↑ "Synagogue at Medea, Algeria".
  16. ↑ "Synagogue at Miliana, Algeria".
  17. ↑ "3.4.3 Architecture de la synagogue".
  18. ↑ "Synagogue at Tiaret, Algeria".
  19. ↑ "Instagram".
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