The unique co-existence of Jews in Muslim-majority Azerbaijan
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MULTIMEDIA  01 June 2023 - 12:04

Azerbaijan has historically been a safe haven for Jews over millennia since their arrival in the country.

The world’s only entirely Jewish town outside of Israel and the United States, the Red Village, is located in Azerbaijan’s northern region of Guba.

The village is recognised as the "Jerusalem of Caucasus" and the last surviving Jewish "shtetl" - a small town populated by Jews in Central & Eastern Europe before the Holocaust.

There are eight synagogues in the South Caucasus country.

While synagogues in Europe, the United States and Muslim-majority countries around the world require heavy security, this is not necessary for Azerbaijani synagogues.

In fact, armed guards or high-tech security detail are hardly used in these sanctuaries.

See more details in our new video on YouTube.

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