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   Plovdiv Roman theatre

   The Roman theatre of Philippopolis is one of the world's best-preserved ancient Roman theatres, located in the city center of modern Plovdiv, Bulgaria, once the ancient city of Philippopolis.

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   Dzhumaya Mosque

   The Dzhumaya Mosque (Bulgarian: Джумая джамия, lit. 'Ulu Dzhumaya Mosque'; Turkish: Hüdavendigâr Camii or Cuma Camii), also known as the Friday Mosque, is a mosque located in Plovdiv, in the Plovdiv Province of Bulgaria.

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   Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum

   The Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum (Bulgarian: Регионален етнографски музей — Пловдив, Regionalen etnografski muzey — Plovdiv) is a museum of ethnography in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

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   Cathedral of St Louis

   The Cathedral of St Louis (Bulgarian: катедрала „Свети Лудвиг“, katedrala „Sveti Ludvig“) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

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   Red Church

   The Red Church is a large partially preserved late Roman (early Byzantine) Christian basilica in south central Bulgaria.

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   Alyosha Monument

   Alyosha (an affectionate diminutive of Aleksey) is an 11-metre (36-foot) tall reinforced concrete statue of a Soviet soldier on Bunarjik Hill in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

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   Plovdiv Synagogue

   The Plovdiv Synagogue, officially the Zion Plovdiv Synagogue

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   Bishop's Basilica of Philippopolis

   The Bishop's Basilica of Philippopolis, also known as the Great Basilica, (Bulgarian: Епископска базилика на Филипопол) is a ruined church from the ancient city of Philippopolis in Plovdiv and built in the mid-4th century AD.

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   Plovdiv Roman Stadium

   The Stadium of Philippopolis was the ancient Roman stadium of Philippopolis (modern Plovdiv), built in the 2nd century AD, during the Roman imperial period.

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    Philippopolis

    Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria and the most populous city in the Bulgarian part of the historic region of Thrace, located 144 km (93 miles) southeast of the capital Sofia.

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   Nebet Tepe

   Nebet Tepe is one of the hills of Plovdiv where the ancient town was founded. The earliest settlements on Nebet Tepe are dated back to 4000 BC.

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   Forum of Philippopolis

   The Roman forum of Philippopolis (Bulgarian: Римски форум на Пловдив, Rimski forum na Plovdiv) is a rectangular forum (plaza) surrounded by the ruins of several ancient administrative buildings at the center of the ancie…

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   Church of the Holy Mother of God, Plovdiv

   The Church of the Holy Mother of God, officially the Cathedral Church of the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God (Bulgarian: Църква Света Богородица, Катедрален храм "Успение Богородично") is a Bulgarian National Revival…

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   Small Basilica

   The Small Basilica of Philippopolis (Bulgarian: Малка базилика на Филипопол, Malka bazilika na Filipopol) is one of Plovdiv's most distinctive landmarks.

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   Synagogue of Philippopolis

   The Synagogue of Philippopolis is a former Jewish synagogue, built in ancient Philippopolis. The synagogue ruins are located on Maria Luiza Blvd, in the city of Plovdiv, in modern-day Bulgaria.

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   Plovdiv Regional History Museum

   The Plovdiv Regional Historical Museum (Bulgarian: Регионален исторически музей Пловдив, Regionalen istoricheski muzey Plovdiv) is a historical museum in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

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   Tashkyopryu Mosque

   The Tashkyopryu Mosque, or the Stone Bridge Mosque, is a mosque, located in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, built by Ottoman Turks in 16th century during their 500-year rule in today's Bulgaria.

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   Southern district

   Southern district (Bulgarian: Район Южен) is one of the six districts of Plovdiv in southern Bulgaria. It has a population of 79,330.

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   Trakiya district

   Trakiya (transliterated from Bulgarian: Тракия, and from which the English-language name Thrace is translated) is the largest neighbourhood of Plovdiv as well as one of the six districts of the city located in its south-eastern parts.

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    Central district

    Central district (Bulgarian: Район Централен) is one of the six districts of Plovdiv in southern Bulgaria. It has 84,431 inhabitants.

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