Sinagoga
{{Infobox Cape Verde settlement
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Sinagoga is a settlement in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated on the coast, 4 kilometers east of Ribeira Grande and 18 km north-northeast of the island capital Porto Novo. It is situated on the national road connecting Ribeira Grande and Pombas (EN1-SA02).
Its name means "synagogue" in Portuguese. The village was founded by Jewish Miguelist immigrants from the Azores who came to Santa Antao in aftermath of the Liberal Wars in Portugal.{{cite journal |last1=Brooks |first1=George E. |title=Cabo Verde: Gulag of the South Atlantic: Racism, Fishing Prohibitions, and Famines |page=131|journal=History in Africa |date=2006 |volume=33 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/20065767 |access-date=28 December 2023}} Surnames of Jewish origin can still be found in the area.[http://www.portaldoconhecimento.gov.cv/bitstream/10961/2360/1/Monografia.pdf Aldeia de Sinagoga em Santo Antão], Isa Lima Fernandes, 2005, p. 20-21
Climate
Sinagoga has a hot desert climate. The annual rainfall is 291 millimeters. The average annual temperature is {{convert|23.4|C|F}}.
{{Weather box|width=auto|location = Sinagoga, 0 metres ASL
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|Jan high C = 23.3
|Feb high C = 23.1
|Mar high C = 23.6
|Apr high C = 24.1
|May high C = 24.9
|Jun high C = 25.6
|Jul high C = 26.4
|Aug high C = 27.4
|Sep high C = 27.6
|Oct high C = 27.4
|Nov high C = 26.4
|Dec high C = 24.3
|year high C = 25.3
|Jan mean C = 21.4
|Feb mean C = 21.2
|Mar mean C = 21.5
|Apr mean C = 21.9
|May mean C = 22.7
|Jun mean C = 23.6
|Jul mean C = 24.3
|Aug mean C = 25.4
|Sep mean C = 25.8
|Oct mean C = 25.5
|Nov mean C = 24.4
|Dec mean C = 22.6
|year mean C = 23.4
|Jan low C = 19.6
|Feb low C = 19.3
|Mar low C = 19.5
|Apr low C = 19.8
|May low C = 20.6
|Jun low C = 21.7
|Jul low C = 22.3
|Aug low C = 23.5
|Sep low C = 24.1
|Oct low C = 23.7
|Nov low C = 22.5
|Dec low C = 21.0
|year low C = 21.5
|Jan rain mm = 14
|Feb rain mm = 5
|Mar rain mm = 1
|Apr rain mm = 0
|May rain mm = 0
|Jun rain mm = 0
|Jul rain mm = 11
|Aug rain mm = 44
|Sep rain mm = 128
|Oct rain mm = 44
|Nov rain mm = 26
|Dec rain mm = 18
|year precipitation mm = 291
|source 1 = [http://en.climate-data.org/location/789783/ Climate-Data.ORG]
|date = 05 January 2014}}
See also
References
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{{Subdivisions of Santo Antão, Cape Verde}}
Category:Populated coastal places in Cape Verde
Category:Villages and settlements in Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Category:Ribeira Grande Municipality
Category:Jewish Cape Verdean history