[2][3] During the Caucasian War, Jews found refuge in fortified fortresses built by soldiers of the tsarist army.

In one of these fortresses, in Temir-Khan-Shurá (now Buynaksk), Jews moved from different villages such as Madzhalis, Dorgeli, Erpeli, as well as from Qırmızı Qəsəbə and Derbent.

[4] Permission was received, and in 1860, with funds collected by the entire community, construction began on a building according to a project sent from Lithuanian Kovno,[4] now Kaunas.

As a result, the walls of the building and its original interior decoration, including characteristic ornaments and stained-glass windows, are under threat of complete destruction.

[2] Jewish organizations in Russia, along with local and republican authorities, discussed the restoration of the synagogue, but the issue was never resolved.