Shorja
Shorja
الشورجة | |
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Roman Catholic Latin Cathedral of St. Joseph in the Shorja marketplace | |
| Etymology: From Persian "Shurchah" (شورچاه), meaning "salty well" | |
| Coordinates: 33°20′22″N 44°23′40″E / 33.33937°N 44.39445°E | |
| Country | Iraq |
| City | Baghdad |
Al-Shorja (Arabic, الشورجة) is a marketplace in Baghdad, Iraq. Located near Bab Al Sharqi market, Shorja is Baghdad's largest and oldest market. Before the Farhud or anti-Jewish pogroms of 1941, Shorja was the primary and historic Jewish quarter of Iraq. The area east of Hennouni street was Jewish complete with historic synagogues and Jewish workshops and business. In 1950 and then 1968, most of the Jewish population left Baghdad and the rest of Iraq. The neighborhood was also called "Shuriyya."