The Kal Kados, Corapci Han Synagogue, also known as the Kal Kadoş Çorapçı Han Synagogue is a

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congregation and

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, located on Mahmutpaşa Yokuşu Sk, in

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, in the

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. Completed in the 1880s, the synagogue is located in a commercial building built by

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with the help of Count de Kamondo. The synagogue is open for daily prayers during weekdays.

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