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History Of The Jews In Arta
The Jewish community in Arta is considered the ancient Romaniote Jews, Romaniote Jewish community and the oldest community in Greece and the Epirus region, although it was officially recognized only in 1920. Today there are no Jews in Arta, Greece, Arta, the community was dissolved in 1959. History Jews have lived in Arta since the 11th century, during the Byzantine rule, and they concentrated around the synagogue known as "Kehilat Kodesh Toshavim." In 1173, Benjamin of Tudela visited the city and found 100 Jewish families there. It is assumed that Jewish families also lived in Arta in the 14th and 15th centuries and maintained connections with the communities in Ioannina in the north and Nafpaktos, Lepanto in the south. Arta was conquered in 1449 by the Ottomans, but there is not much information about the early period of the conquest, except for evidence of the expulsion of Jews to Istanbul. The number of exiles is unknown, but it is estimated that there were about 120 ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locator Map Of Arta (constituency)
Locator may refer to: * One who locates, or is entitled to locate, a land claim, land or mining claim * ''Lokator'' (in Latin ''locator''), a medieval servant in charge of organizing colonization and settlement * Locator map * Locator software, a type of e-commerce software * Locator (computing), a tool used in software development * Maidenhead Locator System, a method used by amateur radio operators to define locations on the Earth * Record locators used by airlines and travel agencies * Uniform Resource Locator (URL) * A device used in acoustic location * ''The Locator'', a series of novels by Richard Greener which were adapted into the television series The Finder (U.S. TV series), ''The Finder'' *(Laboratory) A person in charge of knowing where all the staff of a laboratory are located, using signals from a badge that the staff wear. Aviation * Non-directional beacon, a radio navigation aid for use by pilots of aircraft * Locator outer marker, a radio navigation aid for use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
