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Eupatorian Kenassas | |
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![]() Entrance to the Karaite Kenassa | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Judaism |
Rite | Karaite Judaism |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Karaimskaya Street, 68, Yevpatoria, Crimea |
Country | Ukraine |
Location of the synagogue in Ukraine | |
Geographic coordinates | 45°11′55″N33°22′27″E / 45.19861°N 33.37417°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Karaite architecture |
Date established | 1837 (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1837 |
Official name | Комплекс кенас (Complex of kenassas) |
Type | Architecture |
Reference no. | 010047 |
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The Eupatorian Kenassas is a complex of Karaite Jewish synagogues located on Karaimskaya Street in Yevpatoria, Crimea, Ukraine. [2] The synagogue complex is the oldest active Karaite synagogue in the world. [1]
The Crimean Karaites (karaev) complex covers 0.25 hectares (0.62 acres) and consists of large and small meeting spaces, religious schools (Midrash), charity dining, household courtyards, and multiple courtyards. The kenesa has been a centre of the religious life of the Karaites of Yevpatoria since 1837.