Sapa (Prague) Explained

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 the media. After Ukrainians and Slovaks, the Vietnamese are the 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 childcare services, places for meetings, social events, and a Buddhist temple. The total area of Sapa is 35ha, and around seven thousand people work there.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sapa: Little Hanoi in Prague. 9 July 2014. prague.tips. https://web.archive.org/web/20151204001628/http://www.prague.tips/sapa-little-hanoi-prague/ . 31 May 2019. 4 December 2015 .
  2. Web site: Sapa Vietnamese Market. Zvonková. 8 August 2013. Prague Off the Map. https://web.archive.org/web/20181119000033/http://www.pragueoffthemap.com/culture/sapa-vietnamese-market.html. 31 May 2019. 19 November 2018 .