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

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