Little India (location)

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Little India is an ethnic enclave containing a large population of Indian people within a society where the majority of people are either not South Asians or where the majority in the enclave are indigenous to states in the country of India within a South Asian Society not identifying as Indian.

[edit] List of places known as "Little India"

Contents 1 List of places known as "Little India" 1.1 Africa 1.1.1 South Africa 1.2 South Asia 1.2.1 Bangladesh (formerly East Bengal) 1.3 South West Asia 1.3.1 United Arab Emirates 1.4 South East Asia 1.4.1 Indonesia 1.4.2 Malaysia 1.4.3 Myanmar 1.4.4 Philippines 1.4.5 Singapore 1.4.6 Thailand 1.5 Australia 1.6 Europe 1.6.1 Germany 1.6.2 Spain 1.6.3 United Kingdom 1.7 North America 1.7.1 Canada 1.7.2 United States 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Africa

[edit] South Africa

• Durban
• Johannesburg

[edit] South Asia

Enclaves known as Little India within South Asia ie where the area is in South Asia with a mainly South Asian Population, but where those in the enclave identify as Indian and the general population of the surrounding area does not.

[edit] Bangladesh (formerly East Bengal)

• Barisal
• Chittagong
• Dhaka
• Khulna
• Rajshahi
• Sylhet

[edit] South West Asia

[edit] United Arab Emirates

• Burj Dubai, Dubai
• Satwa, Dubai

[edit] South East Asia

[edit] Indonesia

• Kampung Keling, Medan

[edit] Malaysia

• Little India (Jalan Tengku Kelana), Klang
• Brickfields (Jalan Tun Sambanthan), Kuala Lumpur
• Little India, George Town, Penang

[edit] Myanmar

• Mugal Road, Yangon

[edit] Philippines

• Little India Manila

[edit] Singapore

• Little India

[edit] Thailand

• Phahurat, Bangkok

[edit] Australia

• Epping, Sydney, New South Wales
• Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales

[edit] Europe

[edit] Germany

• Frankfurt, on the corner of Muenchener and Weser streets

[edit] Spain

• Barcelona, Joaquin Costa Street

[edit] United Kingdom

• Handsworth, Birmingham
• Leicester
• Hounslow, London
• Southall, London
• Wembley, London
• Rusholme, Manchester
• Brick Lane (Banglatown), London

[edit] North America

[edit] Canada

• Gerrard Street East, Toronto
• Brampton, Ontario
• Mississauga, Ontario
• Malton, Ontario
• Main Street, Vancouver
• Abbotsford, British Columbia
• Surrey, British Columbia

[edit] United States

• Pioneer Boulevard, between 183rd St. and South St., Artesia, California
• University Avenue, Berkeley, California
• El Camino Real, Sunnyvale / Santa Clara, California
• Yuba City, California
• Black Mountain Road, between Miramar Blvd. and Mira Mesa Blvd., San Diego, California
• Lancaster Road, Bombay Plaza, Orlando, Florida
• South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Devon Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
• Moody Street, Waltham, Massachusetts
• Newark Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey
• Oak Tree Road, Iselin, Woodbridge, and Edison, New Jersey
• South Brodway Street/Route 106 Hicksville, New York
• 73rd and 74th street between Roosevelt and 37th Ave. Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, New York
• 3rd Street, Niagara Falls, New York
• Millbourne, Pennsylvania
• Avent Ferry Road, Raleigh, North Carolina
• Duluth/Decatur, Georgia
• Hillcroft Street, Houston, Texas
• Lafayette Road (near Georgetown Road intersection), Indianapolis, Indiana
• Fowler Road, Tampa, Fl
• House of Spices Plaza, Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, Fl
• 30th Street at Lexington, Manhattan, New York

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

• Little India, Indian streets and shopping arcades in the US