Sheker Mahala

Sheker Mahala 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Plovdiv Stadium and Filipovo.

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

Railway station
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is a railway station.

School
, also known as the English Language School, is a secondary school in , 's second largest city. It is situated in the northwestern outskirts of Plovdiv in the Northern District of the city.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harman Mahala and Kapana.

Suburb
is the fourth largest Roma ghetto in , . It is located in the northern part of the city near the road to Karlovo. It is the smallest living area of Roma representatives, comprising around 2000 people.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Sheker Mahala.

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. is situated 3 km southeast of Sheker Mahala.

Sheker Mahala

Latitude
42.16368° or 42° 9′ 49″ north
Longitude
24.72342° or 24° 43′ 24″ east
Open location code
8GJ65P7F+F9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1448390927
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q7493252
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Satellite Map

Discover Sheker Mahala from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Dutch—“Sheker Mahala” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Шекер махала”
  • Bulgarian: “Шикер махала”
  • Dutch: “Sheker Mahala”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Захарна фабрика and Филипово.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Secondary School Panayot Volov and КАТ - Пловдив.

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