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zimbabwe
Official Name: Republic of Zimbabwe
Former Names: Southern Rhodesia and Rhodesia
Position: Landlocked in southeastern African -- bordered by South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, and Mozambique
Independence:
Declared: November 11, 1965 from the United Kingdom, becoming White-ruled Rhodesia Recognized: April 18, 1980 from White-rule, becoming Zimbabwe
Current Population: 13.1 million
Area: 390,757 km2 / 150,871 square miles
Capital: Harare (Formerly Salisbury)
Languages: Zimbabwe has 16 official languages, with English, Shona, and Ndebele the most common.
National Groups:82% Shona, 14% Ndebele, 2% Other African, 1% White, and 1% Colored and Indian
JEWISH CENTERS
Active Community: Harare and Bulawayo
Inactive Community: Midlands towns of Kadoma, Gweru, and Kweke; eastern town of Mutare
Jewish Population at its Height: 8000
Estimated Current-Day Jewish Population: Between 200 and 300
Operational Synagogues: Harare (2), Bulawayo, and at Mapakomhere within the Masvingo District
Cemeteries: Harare (2), Bulawayo, Kweke, and Kadoma
ZIMBABWE'S SYNAGOGUES AND OTHER JEWISH ARCHITECTURE
Shaare Shalom (Sephardi) Congregation Synagogue
Shaare Shalom (Sephardi) Congregation Synagogue Rodis (originally Rhodis)
Harare Hebrew (Ashkenazi) Congregation Synagogue
Harare Hebrew (Ashkenazi) Congregation
Harare Hebrew Congregation Synagogue
Jewish Cemetery Ohel Shem / Cemetery Chapel
Kadoma (formerly Gatooma) Hebrew Congregation Synagogue
Kwekwe (formerly Que Que) Hebrew Congregation Synagogue
Gweru Hebrew Congregation Synagogue
Bulawayo Hebrew Congregation Synagogue