Sinagoga is a settlement in the northeastern part of the island of
Santo Antão,
Cape Verde. It is situated on the coast, 4 kilometers east of
Ribeira Grande and 18 km north-northeast of the island capital
Porto Novo
Porto-Novo (Portuguese: "New Port", , ; yo, Àjàṣẹ́, ), also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe, is the capital of Benin. The commune covers an area of and as of 2002 had a population of 223,552 people.
Situated on an inlet of the Gulf of G ...
. 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
This is a list of villages and smaller settlements in Cape Verde:
Boa Vista
* Bofarreira
* Cabeça dos Tarrafes
* Curral Velho - abandoned settlement
* Espingueira - abandoned settlement
* Estância de Baixo
* Fundo das Figueiras
* João Ga ...
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
