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 [1] Casbah of Algiers Demolished in 1837[2]
Medée Street Synagogue [2] Casbah of Algiers
Scipion Street Synagogue [3] Casbah of Algiers Turned into a shop[3]
Hara Synagogue [4] Bab El Oued, Algiers Demolished in 1942[4]
Shalom Lebar Synagogue [5][6] Bab El Oued, Algiers 1894[5] Demolished in 2025[6]
Kaoua Synagogue Belcourt, now Belouizdad, Algiers 1900[7]
Bologhine Synagogue [7] Saint-Eugène, now Bologhine, Algiers In ruins
Old Batna Synagogue [8] Batna Extant[8]
New Batna Synagogue Batna Extant
Béjaïa Synagogue Béjaïa Turned into a school[9]
Blida Synagogue [9] Blida 1863 Abandoned[10]
La Ghriba Synagogue [10] Bône, now Annaba Turned into a mosque in 1963[11]
Constantine Synagogue [11] 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 [12] Ghardaya Abandoned
Laghouat Synagogue [13] 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 [14] Miliana Turned into a municipal gymnasium[16]
Mostaganem Synagogue [15] Mostaganem Abandoned
Great Synagogue of Oran Oran 1918 Turned into a mosque in 1975
Old Synagogue of Orleansville [16][17] Orleansville, now Chlef Destroyed by an earthquake
New Synagogue of Orleansville [18] Orleansville, now Chlef
Philippeville Synagogue [19] Philippeville, now Skikda Turned into a mosque
Relizane Synagogue [20] 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 [21] 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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