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
Chartres Square Synagogue		Casbah of Algiers		Demolished in 1837 [1]
Scipion Street Synagogue		Casbah of Algiers		Turned into a shop [2]
Hara Synagogue		Bab El Oued, Algiers		Demolished in 1942 [3]
Shalom Lebar Synagogue		Bab El Oued, Algiers	1894 [4]	Demolished in 2025 [5]
Kaoua Synagogue		Belcourt, now Belouizdad, Algiers	1900 [6]
Bologhine Synagogue		Saint-Eugène, now Bologhine, Algiers		In ruins
Old Batna Synagogue		Batna		Extant [7]
New Batna Synagogue		Batna		Extant
Béjaïa Synagogue		Béjaïa		Turned into a school [8]
Blida Synagogue		Blida	1863	Abandoned [9]
La Ghriba Synagogue		Bône, now Annaba		Turned into a mosque in 1963 [10]
Constantine Synagogue		Constantine		Abandoned [11]
Sanya Synagogue		Constantine [12]		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 [13]	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 [14]
Miliana Synagogue		Miliana		Turned into a municipal gymnasium [15]
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 [16]
Tiaret Synagogue		Tiaret	1900 [17]	Extant [18]

See also

• History of the Jews in Algeria
• List of synagogues in Morocco
• List of synagogues in Tunisia

References

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

External links

• SYNAGOGUES D'ALGERIE
• Synagogues d’Algérie, du cliché orientaliste à l’effacement
• Les synagogues dans l'Algérie coloniale du XIXe siècle
• Alger, la casbah. Les TEMPLES BEN TOUA et SEFATI-SIARI
• Les synagogues d'Algérie, par le Professeur Albert Bensoussan
• Synagogues du Constantinois 2014
• L'Algérie est disposée à rouvrir les synagogues