Западен

Западен is a locality in , . Западен is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Roman theatre of Philippopolis and Ethnographic Museum.

Archaeological site
Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is one of the world's best-preserved ancient Roman theatres, located in the city center of modern , , once the ancient city of Philippopolis.

Museum
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The Plovdiv Regional is a museum of ethnography in , . Since 1938, it has occupied the 1847 house of the merchant, Argir Kuyumdzhioglu, in the city's Old Town.

Stadium
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Stadion Plovdiv is a multi-purpose stadium in , Bulgaria. It is currently used mostly for athletics championships. The stadium holds 55,000 since 2008.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plovdiv and Old Plovdiv.

Photo: Ilia Markov, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a city in Central-South , the second-largest in the country and one of the oldest cities in . Due to the remnants of its colourful past, it's one of the most popular tourist destinations in Bulgaria.

Suburb
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The old town in Plovdiv is an architectural and historical reserve located on three of 's hills: , Dzhambaz Tepe and Taksim Tepe. The complex has been formed as a result of the long sequence of habitation from prehistoric times to present day and combines the culture and architecture from Antiquity, Middle Ages and Bulgarian revival.

Suburb
is the second biggest Roma ghetto in . Its population is 10,000. 2,000 of them identify themselves as Roma, the rest identify themselves as people of Turkish origin.

Западен

Latitude
42.139° or 42° 8′ 21″ north
Longitude
24.7283° or 24° 43′ 42″ east
Elevation
171 metres (561 feet)
Open location code
8GJ64PQH+J8
Geo­Names ID
6459165
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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Alliance Hotel and Plovdiv railway station.

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