Hadji Hassan Mahala is the third biggest
Roma ghetto
A ghetto, often called ''the'' ghetto, is a part of a city in which members of a minority group live, especially as a result of political, social, legal, environmental or economic pressure. Ghettos are often known for being more impoverished t ...
in
Plovdiv,
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
. With a
population
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of 8,000, residents generally regard themselves as being of the
Turkish ethnicity. They do not identify themselves as part of the
communities living in
Stolipinovo and
Sheker Mahala.
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Neighbourhoods in Plovdiv
Romani communities in Bulgaria