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El Ghriba synagogue — Attraction in Médenine

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El Ghriba synagogue
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The ancient El Ghriba Synagogue, also known as the Djerba Synagogue, is located on the Tunisian island of Djerba. It is situated in the Jewish village of Hara Seghira, several kilometres southwest of Houmt El Souk, the main town of Djerba. The synagogue is the oldest in Tunisia, and possibly all of Africa.
Nearby attractions
Djerbahood
RVC3+GP4, Hara Sghira Er Riadh, Tunisia
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Bab El Hara Seghira
RVC4+2JM, Hara Sghira Er Riadh, Tunisia
Mamie Fatima
Hara Sghira Er Riadh, Tunisia
Restaurant Warda khmissa Kasher Djerba Hood
Hara Sghira Er Riadh 4146, Tunisia
Restaurant & Café - La Placette
Unnamed Road, Erriadh Djerba, 4146, Tunisia
ERRIADH FOOD
Route de BERKOUK, Hara Sghira Er Riadh, Tunisia
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Djerbahood
RVC3+GP4, Hara Sghira Er Riadh, Tunisia
Dar Bibine
7 rue Abdel Waheb, Hara Sghira Er Riadh 4146, Tunisia
Dar Dhiafa
Hôtel Dar Dhiafa BP63 ERRIADH - Djerba, 4146, Tunisia
Dar Ennour
Rue El Horia, Er-Riadh , Houmt Souk Djerba, 4146, Tunisia
DAR LILY
Rue ALI ZLITNI, Hara Sghira Er Riadh, Tunisia
Dar Amel : Djerbahood
Hara Sghira Er Riadh, Tunisia
Dar Daoud
Boite 225 Route D'Erriadh Erriadh، 4146, Tunisia
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El Ghriba synagogue

RV75+JP2, Hara Sghira Er Riadh, Tunisia
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The ancient El Ghriba Synagogue, also known as the Djerba Synagogue, is located on the Tunisian island of Djerba. It is situated in the Jewish village of Hara Seghira, several kilometres southwest of Houmt El Souk, the main town of Djerba. The synagogue is the oldest in Tunisia, and possibly all of Africa.

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attractions: Djerbahood, restaurants: Bab El Hara Seghira, Mamie Fatima, Restaurant Warda khmissa Kasher Djerba Hood, Restaurant & Café - La Placette, ERRIADH FOOD
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Nearby attractions of El Ghriba synagogue

Djerbahood

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4.6

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Open until 12:00 AM
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Nearby restaurants of El Ghriba synagogue

Bab El Hara Seghira

Mamie Fatima

Restaurant Warda khmissa Kasher Djerba Hood

Restaurant & Café - La Placette

ERRIADH FOOD

Bab El Hara Seghira

Bab El Hara Seghira

4.9

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Open until 3:00 PM
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Mamie Fatima

Mamie Fatima

4.8

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Open until 3:30 PM
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Restaurant Warda khmissa Kasher Djerba Hood

Restaurant Warda khmissa Kasher Djerba Hood

4.6

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Restaurant & Café - La Placette

Restaurant & Café - La Placette

4.1

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This is the oldest Synagogue in North Africa, El Ghriba synagogue is a Maghrebi (Tochavim) Synagogue which means that the Tunisian Jews of Djerba are ethnically Amazighs who converted to Judaism even before the arrival of Sephardic jews who were expelled from Spain and settled in North Africa. Judaism is actually an ethno-religion too. El Ghriba Synagogue has a mysterious, spiritual atmosphere, an old remnant of its glorious past. The colorful tiles with different designs on the walls (blue, green and yellow) combined with white shades oozes off Jewish vibes. As someone who is into religious studies and has always wanted to visit this sacred place, I was a little bit disappointed! I had many questions and i was expecting that someone who explain to us visitors the history of this amazing place and Jewish traditions etc.. it’s always better to get informations from the people who practice Judaism themselves even though it’s easy to access Internet and read everything. We had few questions and wanted to ask the Rabbi and he just shuffled away and left us with no answer and was mumbling in Hebrew.. however, i really recommend visiting this masterpiece of Synagogue, a small one but breathtaking!! And don’t forget to lit a candle for your beloved...

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2y

Quel lieu extraordinaire, la synagogue de la Ghriba à Djerba est une magnifique petite synagogue.

Elle est remplie de bonnes ondes avec une atmosphère magique, un lieu de charme, unique en son genre. C’est vraiment une très belle synagogue pleines de charmes.

Dommage que le personnel exige que nous enlevions nos chaussures au milieu de la visite comme dans une mosquée, sachez que dans une synagogue vous pouvez garder vos chaussures à l’intérieur. Il y a de quoi semer le trouble dans l’esprit des touristes qui ne savent pas faire la différence entre les différents lieux cultes.

L’entrée est gratuite mais le personnel musulman vous réclame de l’argent à l’entrée de la 2ème salle de façon imposante et malsaine alors qu’en aucun cas vous n’êtes obligé de leur laisser un centime, à se demander pourquoi les locaux laissent-ils une mauvaise image de ce lieu.

En revanche si on veut, on peut y laisser un don à notre convenance et évidemment si on désire allumer une bougie disponible à l’entrée ou avoir une carte postale souvenir dans ce cas, sa va de soit y laisser de la monnaie.

Et vraiment c’est un plaisir d’y laisser quelques pieces.

Nous sommes tombé sur un employé au grand cœur, adorable qui nous a montré un endroit caché, il a été extraordinaire.

C’est vraiment un lieu magique, d’une grande beauté. Merci, vous en avez de la chance. Merci beaucoup à tous d’entretenir ces lieux magiques mais il faudrait le faire de bon cœur sinon ça n’a...

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3y

Impressive and small synagogue with unique interior and rich history. Only three stars because our visit there was tainted by an extremely rude and disrespectful staff inside. He was non-responsive to questions, feigned a required entry fee while entry is tip-based, and was shouting with elevated voice into a telephone for most of the time we were inside. The continued shouting in particular disturbed the solemn feeling of this otherwise beautiful...

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This is the oldest Synagogue in North Africa, El Ghriba synagogue is a Maghrebi (Tochavim) Synagogue which means that the Tunisian Jews of Djerba are ethnically Amazighs who converted to Judaism even before the arrival of Sephardic jews who were expelled from Spain and settled in North Africa. Judaism is actually an ethno-religion too. El Ghriba Synagogue has a mysterious, spiritual atmosphere, an old remnant of its glorious past. The colorful tiles with different designs on the walls (blue, green and yellow) combined with white shades oozes off Jewish vibes. As someone who is into religious studies and has always wanted to visit this sacred place, I was a little bit disappointed! I had many questions and i was expecting that someone who explain to us visitors the history of this amazing place and Jewish traditions etc.. it’s always better to get informations from the people who practice Judaism themselves even though it’s easy to access Internet and read everything. We had few questions and wanted to ask the Rabbi and he just shuffled away and left us with no answer and was mumbling in Hebrew.. however, i really recommend visiting this masterpiece of Synagogue, a small one but breathtaking!! And don’t forget to lit a candle for your beloved ones. SHALOM
BenBen
Impressive and small synagogue with unique interior and rich history. Only three stars because our visit there was tainted by an extremely rude and disrespectful staff inside. He was non-responsive to questions, feigned a required entry fee while entry is tip-based, and was shouting with elevated voice into a telephone for most of the time we were inside. The continued shouting in particular disturbed the solemn feeling of this otherwise beautiful place of worship.
Helena CoelhoHelena Coelho
This place was recommended by our taxi driver so we decided to visit and it was a nice place to visit. It is said that this synagogue was one of the first ones to be build in Africa. At the entry, they provide scarfs for the ladies to cover their hair or any exposed skin and hats for the man. There's a room, if you want to enter, you will need to take your shoes off and and make a small donation.
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This is the oldest Synagogue in North Africa, El Ghriba synagogue is a Maghrebi (Tochavim) Synagogue which means that the Tunisian Jews of Djerba are ethnically Amazighs who converted to Judaism even before the arrival of Sephardic jews who were expelled from Spain and settled in North Africa. Judaism is actually an ethno-religion too. El Ghriba Synagogue has a mysterious, spiritual atmosphere, an old remnant of its glorious past. The colorful tiles with different designs on the walls (blue, green and yellow) combined with white shades oozes off Jewish vibes. As someone who is into religious studies and has always wanted to visit this sacred place, I was a little bit disappointed! I had many questions and i was expecting that someone who explain to us visitors the history of this amazing place and Jewish traditions etc.. it’s always better to get informations from the people who practice Judaism themselves even though it’s easy to access Internet and read everything. We had few questions and wanted to ask the Rabbi and he just shuffled away and left us with no answer and was mumbling in Hebrew.. however, i really recommend visiting this masterpiece of Synagogue, a small one but breathtaking!! And don’t forget to lit a candle for your beloved ones. SHALOM
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Impressive and small synagogue with unique interior and rich history. Only three stars because our visit there was tainted by an extremely rude and disrespectful staff inside. He was non-responsive to questions, feigned a required entry fee while entry is tip-based, and was shouting with elevated voice into a telephone for most of the time we were inside. The continued shouting in particular disturbed the solemn feeling of this otherwise beautiful place of worship.
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This place was recommended by our taxi driver so we decided to visit and it was a nice place to visit. It is said that this synagogue was one of the first ones to be build in Africa. At the entry, they provide scarfs for the ladies to cover their hair or any exposed skin and hats for the man. There's a room, if you want to enter, you will need to take your shoes off and and make a small donation.
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