Chorvat Kur synagogue
Coordinates: 32 ° 45 ′ 4 " N , 35 ° 33 ′ 29" E
The synagogue of Chorvat Kur is the name given to the remains of a building in Chorvat Kur , a village about 2 km west of the Sea of Galilee ( Israel ) that was settled in Roman-Byzantine and early Arab times .
The synagogue was discovered during excavations by the Kinneret Regional Project in summer 2010. So far, a finely worked wall has been excavated, which runs in a north-south direction. The area to the west of it is paved and was probably the forecourt of the building. Numerous coins found indicate that the building was already in use around AD 400. The area east of the wall was part of the interior of the building. A kind of bench ran along the wall, which was plastered along with the floor. In addition to the monumental structure, this suggests a public building. Since the only public buildings in smaller settlements of that time were synagogues and due to architectural parallels with other synagogues of the time, it can be assumed that this is also the case here.