The Derbent Synagogue, it's also known as Kele-Numaz (russian: Дербентская синагога "Келе-Нумаз"; he, בית הכנסת דרבנט "קל-נומז") is the only synagogue in the city of Derbent,Synagogue "Kele-Numaz". Derbent
/ref> the central, flat part by Mountain Jews, and the lower part, near the sea by Armenians and Russians. The Kele-Numaz synagogue was opened in 1914 At the beginning of the Soviet era there were 11 synagogues in the city,Synagogue "Kele-Numaz" in the city of Derbent
/ref> In February 1904 the Mountain Jewish community petitioned the city authorities to allocate land for the construction of a new synagogue. The petition said that during the time of the Derbent Khanate, the Jews built a synagogue on the 2nd Komendantskaya Street (the Midrash Eliyahu synagogue), but the number of congregants had increased beyond the synagogue's capacity. The city authorities allocated 300 square meters to the Mountain Jewish community for the construction of a prayer house at the corner of Golitsyn Street (now Buynaksk Street) and Kolodezny Lane (now Chapayev Lane).

Restoration

In 2009 the synagogue was dismantled and reconstructed using old stones and new materials. The rebuilt building is called the Jewish Community Center. The total area of the Jewish Community Center is 2500 square meters. There is a

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, the Municipal Kindergarten and the Museum of Mountain Jews. The synagogue reopening on March 22, 2010 was attended by the

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and rabbi Berel Lazar.New synagogue and Jewish community center opened in Derbent
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Jewish community of ancient DerbentOpening of the synagogue in Derbent, March 22, 2010
* Judaism in Dagestan {{Authority control Orthodox synagogues in Russia Cultural heritage monuments in Derbent History of Derbent Objects of cultural heritage of Russia of regional significance Religious buildings and structures in Dagestan Synagogues in Russia 1914 establishments