'''Sheker Mahala''' is the second biggest Roma ghetto in Plovdiv.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tensions in Bulgaria's Plovdiv Subside, Provoked by Roma Boss - Report - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency |url=https://www.novinite.com/articles/132391/Tensions+in+Bulgaria%27s+Plovdiv+Subside%2C+Provoked+by+Roma+Boss+-+Report |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=www.novinite.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Валери Симеонов се закани да вземе мерки срещу пловдивската "Шекер махала" |url=https://www.bgonair.bg/a/2-bulgaria/73981-valeri-simeonov-se-zakani-da-vzeme-merki-sreshtu-plovdivskata-sheker-mahala |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=Bgonair |language=bg}}</ref> Its population is 10,000. 2,000 of them identify themselves as Roma, the rest identify themselves as people of Turkish origin. In accordance with its Turkish majority and history, the name of the neighborhood is the Slavized version of the Turkish phrase ''Şeker Mahalle'', which literally means "Sugar/Candy Neighborhood". The district is in the northwestern outskirts of the town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Вицепремиерът Валери Симеонов провери изпълнението на мерките в ”Шекер махала” |url=https://bnr.bg/post/100860360/vicepremierat-valeri-simeonov-shte-poseti-plovdivskata-sheker-mahala |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=bnr.bg |language=bg}}</ref>
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Category:Neighbourhoods in Plovdiv Category:Romani communities in Bulgaria
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