Nidhe Israel Synagogue

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The Nidḥe Israel Synagogue ( Bet Knesset Nide Yisrael, lit. Synagogue of the Scattered of Israel) is the only synagogue in Bridgetown, Barbados. Located along Synagogue Lane, and bordered by the wider Magazine Lane, James, Coleridge and Pinfold streets, it is a part of the Synagogue Historic District. In 2011 the synagogue and excavated mikveh were designated as UNESCO protected properties within the World Heritage Site of Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison area. It is one of the oldest synagogues in the Western hemisphere and a Barbados National Trust property. Read more on Wikipedia

type: religious building
date from: 1654

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