Kapana

Kapana is a suburb in , . Kapana is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Roman theatre of Philippopolis and Dzhumaya Mosque.

Archaeological site
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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.

Mosque
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The , also known as the Friday Mosque, is a located in , in the of . Located in the centre of Plovdiv, the mosque was built in 1363–1364 on the site of the Sveta Petka Tarnovska Cathedral Church after the conquest of Plovdiv by the Ottoman army.

Museum
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The Stadium of Philippopolis was the ancient Roman of Philippopolis, built in the 2nd century AD, during the Roman imperial period. It is among the largest and best preserved buildings from the time of the Roman Empire in the Balkan peninsula.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Plovdiv and Hadji Hassan 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.

Suburb
is a Roma ghetto in , dating to 1400s. Residents generally regard themselves as being of the Turkish ethnicity. Its name comes from a mosque, itself named after a Turkish military leader who may have founded the neighborhood.

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.

Kapana

Latitude
42.14927° or 42° 8′ 57″ north
Longitude
24.74891° or 24° 44′ 56″ east
Open location code
8GJ64PXX+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3779372494
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q12282547
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In Other Languages

“Kapana” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Капана”

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