Sapa, officially TTTM Sapa (), sometimes called

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's Little Hanoi, or simply Prague's Hanoi, is the largest Vietnamese

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in the

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, located in

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and Kunratice districts. 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

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and

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, the Vietnamese are the largest ethnic minority in the country, with Sapa being the so-called Czech "Vietnamese capital". Sapa offers many restaurants, food stands, specialized grocery stores, a

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called Tamda Foods, warehouses, tutoring and childcare services, places for meetings, social events, and a

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. The total area of Sapa is , and around seven thousand people work there. In 2025, Vietnamese prime minister Phạm Minh Chính visited Sapa as part of his visit to the Czech Republic.

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* Asian diaspora in the Czech Republic Czech Republic–Vietnam relations Prague 4 Economy of the Czech Republic Vietnamese diaspora in the Czech Republic Market halls {{Prague-geo-stub