Synagogue (Akhaltsikhe)

Exterior view (2017)

Interior view (2017)

The synagogue in Akhaltsikhe , a city in southern Georgia , was built in 1863. It is one of two Jewish houses of worship in Akhaltsikhe and is known as the Old Synagogue . The New Synagogue is not far on the same street.

The synagogue of the Georgian Jewish community has a Torah shrine on the west side. The entrance is on the south. On the east side, opposite the Torah shrine, is the women's gallery .

The building was renovated in 2011/12.

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Commons : Synagogue (Akhaltsikhe)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• The Center for Jewish Art
• Documenting the Rich Visual Legacy of Georgian Jewry

Coordinates: 41 ° 38 ′ 41.9 ″  N , 42 ° 58 ′ 49.2 ″  E