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