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Great Synagogue (Gibraltar)

Gibraltar, Italy

Great Synagogue (Gibraltar)

The Great Synagogue of Gibraltar (Ladino: Esnoga Grande), also known as Kahal Kadosh Sha'ar HaShamayim (Hebrew: קהל קדוש שער השמיים, lit. 'Holy Congregation Gate of Heaven'; Ladino: Esnoga Sha'ar Hashamayim), is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the British overseas territory

of Gibraltar. It was the first synagogue on the Iberian Peninsula to operate following the Jewish expulsions from Spain and Portugal in 1492 and 1497, respectively. Completed in the 1720s, it is the oldest synagogue in continuous use in Gibraltar and is Gibraltar's principal synagogue.

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