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Religious sites in Paramaribo

Churches, synagogues, mosques and temples — several of them neighbours on the same street.

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  • The white Keizerstraat mosque in Paramaribo with its four minarets and dark central dome.

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    Mosque Keizerstraat (Moskee Keizerstraat)

    A large mosque on Keizerstraat in central Paramaribo, in its present form dating from 1984, standing immediately next to the Neveh Shalom Synagogue.

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  • The white timber Neveh Shalom synagogue on Keizerstraat, with the minarets and dome of the mosque next door.

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    Neveh Shalom Synagogue

    A synagogue on Keizerstraat in central Paramaribo whose congregation dates to 1665; it stands directly beside the Keizerstraat Mosque, a pairing often cited as a symbol of Suriname's religious coexistence.

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  • The twin wooden towers and rose window of the Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral-Basilica on Henck Arronstraat, Paramaribo.

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    Sint-Petrus-en-Paulusbasiliek (Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral Basilica)

    The Roman Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Paramaribo, built of wood between 1883 and 1887 and raised to the rank of minor basilica in 2014; it is among the largest timber-built churches in South America.

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