Wikipedia's first sentence called it “abandoned synagogue located in gaziantep in the eastern region of turkey”. Today it says “former jewish congregation and synagogue located in gaziantep”.
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Gaziantep, Turkey 37°03′51″N 37°22′54″E  /  37.064166°N 37.381645°E  / 37.064166; 37.381645 Gaziantep Synagogue , also known as the Great Synagogue of Gaziantep , is a synagogue located in Gaziantep in south-central Turkey . It was closed after the last remaining members of Gaziantep's Jewish population left the city in the 1970s and was in a state of disrepair. Through the collaboration between the Jewish community in Turkey and the government, the synagogue was restored in 2012. In 2014 it was opened to visitors. In December 2019 a Hannukah celebration with 200 people was held. The empty synagogue The synagogue is a two-story, stone building large enough to accommodate several hundred worshippers. The date of its construction is unknown.1The Center for Jewish History .2
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Gaziantep Synagogue , also known as the Great Synagogue of Gaziantep , is an abandoned synagogue located in Gaziantep in the eastern region of Turkey . It was closed after the last remaining members of Gaziantep's Jewish population left the city in the 1970s and is currently in a state of disrepair. The synagogue was a two-story, stone building large enough to accommodate several hundred worshippers. The date of its construction is unknown. The Center for Jewish History .
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Gaziantep Synagogue , also known as the Great Synagogue of Gaziantep , is an abandoned synagogue located in Gaziantep in the eastern region of Turkey . It was closed after the last remaining members of Gaziantep's Jewish population left the city in the 1970s and was in a state of disrepair. Due to teamwork of the Jewish Community in Turkey and the government, the synagogue was restored in 2012.Since then, the military in Turkey has taken it over as a temporary base. The synagogue was a two-story, stone building large enough to accommodate several hundred worshippers. The date of its construction is unknown. The Center for Jewish History .
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Former synagogue in Gaziantep, Turkey The Gaziantep Synagogue , also known as the Great Synagogue of Gaziantep , is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue located in Gaziantep , in south-central Turkey .No longer used as a synagogue, the building is abandoned.Historic Synagogues of Europe .Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . n.d .
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abandoned synagogue located in gaziantep in the eastern region of turkey
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former jewish congregation and synagogue located in gaziantep
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