Elfrange Synagogue

Elfrange Synagogue
  • Arabic: كنيس الفرنج
  • Hebrew: בית כנסת אלפרנג'
Religion
AffiliationJudaism
RiteNusach Sefard
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
StatusActive
Location
LocationJewish Quarter, Old City, Damascus
Country Syria
Location of the synagogue in Damascus
Geographic coordinates33°30′27″N 36°18′44″E / 33.507587°N 36.312263°E / 33.507587; 36.312263
Architecture
Date established15th century (as a congregation)
Completed19th century

The Elfrange Synagogue (Arabic: كنيس الفرنج; Hebrew: בית כנסת אלפרנג', lit.'Frankish synagogue'), also known as the Faranj Synagogue, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the Jewish Quarter, in the Old City of Damascus, in Syria. The Elfrange Synagogue is the last synagogue in Syria used for worship by Jews. The name is also transcribed as al-Faranj or al-Firenj.