Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue

Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue
  • Arabic: كنيس النبي إلياهو
  • Hebrew: בית הכנסת אליהו הנביא
The synagogue exterior, in 2024,
following restoration
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
RiteNusach Sefard
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
  • 1850–2012
  • Re-opened in 2020
StatusActive
Location
Location69 Nebi Daniel Street, Alexandria
CountryEgypt
Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue is located in Nile Delta
Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue
Location of the synagogue, relative to the Nile Delta
Geographic coordinates31°11′56″N 29°54′01″E / 31.19889°N 29.90028°E / 31.19889; 29.90028
Architecture
TypeSynagogue architecture
Style
FounderMuhammad Ali Dynasty
Funded bySir Moses Haim Montefiore
Groundbreaking1836
Completed1850
Specifications
Capacity700 worshippers
MaterialsItalian marble
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The Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue (Arabic: كنيس النبي إلياهو; Hebrew: בית הכנסת אליהו הנביא) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 69 Nabi Daniel Street, Alexandria, Egypt.

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