Kahul Jewish Cemetery
Drone survey :
Historical map and perimeter :
Country:
MoldovaRegion:
NoneDistrict:
CahulSettlement:
CahulSite Address:
Vasile Stroesku Street.GPS coordinates:
45.91908, 28.19614Perimeter length:
512 metresIs the cemetery demolished:
NoType and height of existing fence:
Type of the fence. The cemetery is surrounded by a 2 metre tall concrete wall.General Site Condition:
Fenced and protected Jewish cemeteryNumber of existing gravestones:
Approximately 500Date of Oldest Tombstone:
1860sDate of Newest Tombstone:
2018Urgency of erecting a fence:
Fence is not needed. The cemetery is already fenced.Traces of Vandalism:
Yes. There are multiple broken tombstones.Land Ownership:
Municipality/Property of local communityDrone surveys:
YesThe Kahul Jewish Cemetery was most likely founded in the 19th century. It can be found marked on maps of the region from 1910 and, according to epigraphic data, already existed in the 1860s. The cemetery continued to function after WWII and is still in use today. In 2015, it was restored by Yefim Kogan of JewishGen.
