Hadji Hassan Mahala

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Hadji Hasan Mahala in the early 1900s

Hadji Hassan Mahala (Bulgarian: Хаджи Хасан махала, romanized: Hadzhi Hasan Mahala) is a Roma ghetto in Plovdiv, Bulgaria dating to 1400s.[1] Residents generally regard themselves as being of the Turkish ethnicity.[1] Its name comes from a mosque, itself named after a Turkish military leader who may have founded the neighborhood.[1]

References

  1. "Махалата - Хаджи Хасан Махала". alternativeplovdiv.com. Retrieved 2025-03-14.

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