Visiting
Visiting
Practical notes for anyone planning to see Jewish sites in Azerbaijan. Only what public sources confirm is listed here — check details with the institutions before you travel.
Open to visitors
Institutions that publish opening hours.
Museum of Mountain Jews
7 Rashbil Zakharyayev St, Qırmızı Qəsəbə, Quba district
- Opening hours (per the museum)
- Sun–Thu10:00–18:00
- Fri10:00–14:00
- Closed on Saturday, Jewish holidays and the National Day of Mourning (per the museum).
Active synagogues
These are houses of prayer, not museums. Visits are by arrangement with the community; no visitor hours are published.
- On the mapSynagogueBaku· 2003
Ashkenazi Jewish Synagogue
171 Dilara Aliyeva St, Baku
Active synagogue · visits by arrangement with the community - On the mapSynagogueBaku
Mountain Jews Synagogue
Alimardan Topchubashov St, Baku
Active synagogue · visits by arrangement with the community - On the mapSynagogueQırmızı Qəsəbə (Quba)· 1888
Six Dome Synagogue
Active synagogue · visits by arrangement with the communityStatus of the site
The building was returned to the community in 1991; restoration ran from 1995 and was completed in October 2000. The cellar holds a prayer hall for sixty people and a kitchen for rituals; an AEPJ survey notes the synagogue is used mainly in summer.
Checked:
- On the mapSynagogueQırmızı Qəsəbə (Quba)· 1896
Gilaki Synagogue
Isaak Khanukov St, Qırmızı Qəsəbə
Active synagogue · visits by arrangement with the communityStatus of the site
The building appears in the list of operating synagogues kept by the Baku International Multiculturalism Centre, which also notes that women are admitted to the temple at festivals. No regular visiting hours are published. An AEPJ survey states that two of the village's thirteen historic synagogues function today, without naming which.
Checked:
- On the mapSynagogueOğuz· 1849
Lower Quarter Synagogue (Oğuz)
Qüdrət Ağakişiyev St, Oğuz
Active synagogue · visits by arrangement with the communityStatus of the site
Listed among the operating synagogues by the Baku International Multiculturalism Centre. The national tourism board reports that the Jews of Oğuz pray in both of the town's synagogues on Fridays and Saturdays; no separate visiting hours are published.
Checked:
- On the mapSynagogueOğuz· 1897
Upper Quarter Synagogue (Oğuz)
Arzu Aliyeva St, Oğuz
Active synagogue · visits by arrangement with the communityStatus of the site
An active house of prayer: according to the Baku International Multiculturalism Centre, the Jews of Oğuz pray here freely on Fridays and Saturdays. No tourist hours are published — arrange a visit with the community.
Checked:
Sources: OpenStreetMap node/13953629383 (opens in a new tab) · Бакинский международный центр мультикультурализма — «Синагоги, действующие в Азербайджане» (opens in a new tab) · Wikipedia — Yukhari Mahalla Synagogue (opens in a new tab) · Azerbaijan Travel — «Oğuz sinaqoqlarını ziyarət» (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Places of memory and heritage
Cemeteries and places of memory. These are not event venues: come quietly, respect the community's customs, and stay outside on Shabbat and festivals.
- On the mapMemorial siteQırmızı Qəsəbə (Quba)
Qırmızı Qəsəbə Jewish Cemetery
Place of memory · not an event venue - On the mapMemorial siteOğuz
Old Jewish Cemetery (Oğuz)
Place of memory · not an event venue