Sapa (Prague's Little Hanoi)

Sapa, officially TTTM Sapa (Vietnamese: Trung Tâm Thương Mại Sapa), sometimes called Prague's Little Hanoi, or simply Prague's Hanoi, is the largest Vietnamese enclave in the Czech Republic, located in Libuš and Kunratice districts.[1] It was created in the area of a former poultry farm around 2000 and is often referred to as a "city within a city" by media. After Ukrainians and Slovaks, the Vietnamese are the third largest ethnic minority in the country, with Sapa being the so-called Czech "Vietnamese capital".[2] Sapa offers many restaurants, food stands, specialized grocery stores, a warehouse club called Tamda foods, warehouses, tutoring and child care services, places for meetings, social events and a Buddhist temple. The total area of Sapa is 35 hectares (86 acres) and around seven thousand people work there.[1]

Entrance to TTTM Sapa, 2023

References
  1. "Sapa: Little Hanoi in Prague". prague.tips. 2014-07-09. Archived from the original on 2015-12-04. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  2. Zvonková (2013-08-08). "Sapa Vietnamese Market". Prague Off the Map. Archived from the original on 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2019-05-31.

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