Tsyhanskyi Yar (Luhansk)

Ukraine / Luhanska / Luhansk
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Tsyhanskyi Yar stands for 'Gypsy gulley', in 1950-1960 there was a Rom sesttlement, it was destroyed in 1970s, gulley was mostly backfilled, in 1980 there was a failed attempt to make a park here. Now there is a part of market and remains of the failed park - ruined fountains and trees. Sometimes Tsyhanskyi Yar name is applied not to gulley alone, but also to the streets in its vicinity - Lermontova, Yakubovskogo, Professionalna, Gubskogo and others.
Many Roms still live on the nearby streets.
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Coordinates:   48°33'47"N   39°18'19"E
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