What is "stolipinovo"

Stolipinovo is a district of the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv and the most populous predominantly Romani-inhabited district on the Balkans with a population of about 20,000 people. It is a ghetto located on the outskirts of the city, in its northeastern part on the right bank of the Maritsa.

Stolipinovo differs from other Roma communities in Bulgaria as only 5,000 inhabitants identify themselves as Christian and romani-speaking Roma ("Dassikane Roma"), whereas the Muslim and Turkish-speaking majority claims to be of Turkish origin (" Xoraxane Roma").