Regional Ethnographic Museum - Plovdiv

The Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum 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.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: ethnographic Museum in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Ethnographic Museum in Plovdiv” and “Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum”
  • Address: Пловдив
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hissar Kapiya and Church of Saints Constantine and Helena.

City gate
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Hisar Kapia is a medieval gate in 's old town and one of the most famous tourist sights in the city. The gate was built in the 11th century AD over the foundations of a gate from Roman times.

Church
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The is a church in , . It is considered to be among the oldest churches in the city. It was built in 337 at the site of an ancient pagan temple in the acropolis on one of the fortified hills.

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. is situated 380 metres southwest of Regional Ethnographic Museum - Plovdiv.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Plovdiv and Kapana.

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
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is a suburb.

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.

Regional Ethnographic Museum - Plovdiv

Latitude
42.14999° or 42° 9′ north
Longitude
24.75321° or 24° 45′ 12″ east
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Uzbek—“Regional Ethnographic Museum - Plovdiv” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Plovdiv Regional Etnoqrafiya Muzeyi”
  • Bulgarian: “Етнографски музей”
  • Bulgarian: “Куюмджиевата къща”
  • Bulgarian: “Регионален етнографски музей”
  • Chinese: “人种学博物馆”
  • Chinese: “普羅夫迪夫區域民族誌博物館”
  • Dutch: “Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum”
  • French: “Musée ethnographique régional - Plovdiv”
  • French: “musée ethnographique régional de Plovdiv”
  • French: “Musée ethnographique régional de Plovdiv”
  • Georgian: “პლოვდივის რეგიონული ეთნოგრაფიული მუზეუმი”
  • Greek: “Εθνογραφικό Μουσείο Φιλιππούπολης”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון אתנוגרפי בבולגריה”
  • Italian: “Museo etnografico regionale di Plovdiv”
  • Kazakh: “Пловдив аймақтық этнографиялық мұражайы”
  • Korean: “플로브디프 민속박물관”
  • Polish: “Regionalne Muzeum Etnograficzne – Płowdiw”
  • Russian: “Пловдивский региональный этнографический музей”
  • Serbian: “Regionalni etnografski muzej u Plovdivu”
  • Serbian: “Етнографски музеј у Пловдиву”
  • Serbian: “Регионален етнографски музей в Пловдив”
  • Serbian: “Регионални етнографски музеј (Пловдив)”
  • Serbian: “Регионални етнографски музеј Пловдив”
  • Serbian: “Регионални етнографски музеј у Пловдиву”
  • Slovak: “Regionálne etnografické múzeum (Plovdiv)”
  • Slovak: “Regionálne etnografické múzeum”
  • Spanish: “Museo Etnográfico Regional de Plovdiv”
  • Turkish: “Filibe Bölge Etnografya Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Пловдивський обласний етнографічний музей”
  • Uzbek: “Plovdiv etnografiya muzeyi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kuyumdzhievata house and Georgiadi House.

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