Karaite kenasa

The temple complex of Crimean Karaites. It includes building the Greater and Lesser kenassa, religious school, soup kitchen, hozpodvore and several patios. It has long been the center of compact residence of the Karaites in Yevpatoriya. The idea of creating a complex originated in the late XVIII century. The highest building permit was obtained in 1803. Most (Cathedral) kenassa was built in 1805 In 1815, the building was restored ancient temple, later called "Little kenassa." Since 1837 the temple complex is the spiritual center of the Karaites Russia (now Ukraine). Constructed in 1900 the portal of the main entrance. In 1921 both the church closed. It opened in 1942 and built kenassa Small soup kitchen. Last closing of the church took place in 1959. Small kenassa restored by the Karaites in 1999. Crimean Karaites - one of the smallest of the Turkic peoples. The historical homeland of the Crimean Karaites is Crimea, where in VIII-X centuries ethnic groups were formed. Are descendants of Turkic tribes Khazar Khanate and the aboriginal population of the Crimea. The most ancient residence of the Karaites - Feodosia, Solkhat fortress Kirk-Ep Mangub-kale, Bakhchisaray. Currently, the number of Crimean Karaites in the world does not exceed 2,000. In Ukraine - 1100. In Crimea - Yevpatoria 800. - 250
Religion Karaites - Karaism - confession alone the Old Testament of the Holy Scriptures (the Bible). The service was conducted mainly in the ancient Karaite language.
The Old Testament was translated to him not later than the eleventh century the Karaites lived mainly in the mountainous part of Crimea, in the neighborhood of the fortress Kirk-Er (Dzhuft-Calais) in Feodosia (Kef), Old Crimea (Solkhat), Yalta (Gezlev) and other areas Peninsula.