Chaar Hachamaim Synagogue (Cairo)

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Chaar Hachamaim Synagogue
בית כנסת שער השמיים
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Location Adly Street
Flag of Egypt Cairo, Egypt
Religious affiliation Orthodox Judaism
District Ismailia
Ecclesiastical status Active
Architectural description
Architect(s) Maurice Youssef Cattaui
Year completed 1899
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The Chaar Hachamaim Synagogue (Hebrew: בית כנסת שער השמיים‎, pronounced Sha'ar HaShamayim) is a synagogue situated in Cairo, Egypt. A Sephardic synagogue, its long time leader was Chief Rabbi Chaim Nahum.

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