Jewish Quarter of Old Damascus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Jewish_Quarter_of_Old_Damascus
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historic_district
gptkbp:architecture traditional Levantine style
gptkbp:city gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:country gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:decline_of_Jewish_population 20th century
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Damascus_Affair_(1840)
gptkbp:historicallySpokenIn gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Judeo-Arabic
gptkbp:historicalPopulation gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkbp:historicalSignificance center of Jewish life in Damascus for centuries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jewish Quarter of Old Damascus
gptkbp:location gptkb:Old_City_of_Damascus
gptkbp:nearby near Bab Sharqi (Eastern Gate)
gptkbp:notableEvent emigration of Jews to Israel and the West
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Safra_family
gptkb:Laniado_family
Anzarut family
Farhi family
gptkbp:notableRoute Harat al-Yahud
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Al-Franj_Synagogue
gptkb:Jobar_Synagogue
Al-Midan Synagogue
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Old_City_of_Damascus_UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkbp:religionsPracticed gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:status few or no Jews remain
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Damascus_Jewish_community
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6