Sinagoga is a settlement in the northeastern part of the island of
Santo Antão,
Cape Verde
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. It is situated on the coast, 4 kilometers east of
Ribeira Grande Ribeira Grande may refer to the following places:
Cape Verde
*Ribeira Grande (stream), a stream on the island of Santo Antão
*Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde, a town on the island of Santo Antão
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and 18 km north-northeast of the island capital
Porto Novo. It is situated on the national road connecting Ribeira Grande and
Pombas (EN1-SA02).
Its name means "synagogue" in Portuguese. It is said that the village was primarily inhabited by Jewish people in the second half of the 19th century, and surnames of Jewish origin can still be found in the area.
Aldeia de Sinagoga em Santo Antão
Isa Lima Fernandes, 2005, p. 20-21
Climate
Sinagoga has a hot desert climate. The annual rainfall is 291 millimeters. The average annual temperature is .[
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See also
* List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde
References
{{Subdivisions of Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Populated coastal places in Cape Verde
Villages and settlements in Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Ribeira Grande Municipality
Jewish Cape Verdean history
History of the conversos
Historic Jewish communities in Africa