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Krasnaya Sloboda Town of the Mountain Jews · Azerbaijan
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In pictures

Krasnaya Sloboda, frame by frame

Real photographs of the town, its synagogues, its people and the Quba valley around it.

The town seen from the bridge Photo: Ymblanter / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
Krasnaya Sloboda and Quba across the river Photo: Asif Masimov / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
Rooftops of the Red Town Photo: Shafa Movsumov / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
A view over Qırmızı Qəsəbə Photo: Investigation11111 / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
A street in the town Photo: ChanisCaucasi / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0
Lanes of Krasnaya Sloboda Photo: ChanisCaucasi / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0
A house with carved balconies Photo: Ymblanter / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
An old house of the Red Town Photo: Asif Masimov / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
The bridge between Quba and the town Photo: Ymblanter / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
An ornate mansion in the town Photo: Shafa Movsumov / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
The Six-Dome Synagogue Photo: Aykhan Zayedzadeh / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
The synagogue of Krasnaya Sloboda Photo: Asif Masimov / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
Inside the Six-Dome Synagogue Photo: Aykhan Zayedzadeh / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
The prayer hall Photo: Aykhan Zayedzadeh / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
Star of David on the synagogue Photo: Adam Jones / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0
The Museum of Mountain Jews Photo: Asif Masimov / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
Mountain Jews of Quba, historic photograph Photo: A.Naor / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain
A Mountain Jewish woman of Quba, historic illustration Photo: Max Karl Tilke / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain
Carpet weaving of the Quba region Photo: Azeri 73 / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
The Qudyalchay river Photo: Sefer azeri / Wikimedia Commons / CC0
The mountains of the Quba district Photo: Aykhan Zayedzadeh / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0