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Zakhor
IntersectionLieuXVIe–XIXe siècle

Region: Iran (Azerbaïdjan occidental)

Intersection register · custodian, not owner

Salmas (Shahpur), a town in West Azerbaijan, sheltered a Jewish community alongside Assyrian Christian and Armenian populations. The Jewish presence is documented from the 16th to the 19th century in travelers' sources and consular reports.

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The days of this book

This book bears no memory day yet. The sources that document Salmas (Shahpur) give years and centuries, never a day; we do not invent one.

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Sources & resources

  • Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic WorldBrill

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