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List of red-light districts

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Reference excerpt

Red-light districts are areas associated with the sex industry and sex-oriented businesses (e.g. sex shops and strip clubs). In some of these places prostitution occurs, whether legally or illegally. The enforcement of prostitution laws varies by region. Following is a partial list of well known red-light districts around the world, both current and historical.

Africa

Algeria Prostitution in Algeria is illegal.

Constantine Rahbat al-Jammal (defunct)

Burkina Faso Prostitution is not specifically prohibited by the law, but soliciting and pimping are illegal.

Ouagadougou Dapoya

Egypt Prostitution in Egypt is illegal.

Alexandria Kom al-Nadura (defunct) Kom Bakir (defunct) Al-Tartushi (defunct) Cairo Wagh El Birket (defunct)

Ivory Coast Prostitution in Ivory Coast is legal.

Abidjan Marcory Zone 4 Rue Princesse

Kenya Prostitution is illegal.

Nairobi Koinange Street

Mauritania Prostitution in Mauritania is illegal.

Nouakchott El Mina

Morocco Prostitution is illegal.

South Africa Prostitution is illegal.

Tunisia Prostitution is regulated.

Tunis Sidi Abdallah Guech

Asia

Bangladesh Prostitution in Bangladesh is legal and regulated.

Cambodia Prostitution is illegal, but tolerated.

Phnom Penh Svay Pak

China Prostitution is illegal.

Hong Kong Prostitution itself is not illegal but operating a brothel is illegal.

Lockhart Road Sham Shui Po/Fuk Wa Street

India Prostitution is legal when performed by a person acting alone in private but public solicitation, brothels and pimping are illegal (however in practice prostitution is tolerated and regulated).

Indonesia

Prostitution is illegal in non-regulated areas. Prostitution is legal in some locations (including pimping and maintaining a brothel).

Iran

Prostitution in Iran is illegal, and incurs various punishments ranging from fines and jail terms to execution for repeat offenders.

Tehran Shahr-e No (demolished 1980)

Iraq

Prostitution in Iraq is illegal, and penalties are severe.

Baghdad Al-Battaween Bataween Haifa Street/Salhia neighborhood Kamaliyah (Arabic: الكمالية) Zayouna

Israel

Tel Aviv Old bus station area.

Japan

Prostitution is illegal but narrowly defined. Many sexual acts for pay that would be considered to be prostitution in other countries are legal.

Jordan Prostitution is illegal.

Amman Jubeiha Sweifieh

Kyrgyzstan Prostitution is legal but pimping and operating a brothel are illegal.

Bishkek Pravda Street

Malaysia Prostitution in most of Malaysia is legal and widespread, though there are laws against prostitution-related activities. However, prostitution is illegal in Malaysia's Kelantan state.

Kuala Lumpur Brickfields area: Jalan Hicks and Jalan Thamibipilly Bukit Bintang: Jalan Alor and Changkat Bukit Bintang Chow Kit Jalan Petaling Lorong Haji Taib Johor Bahru Johor Bahru City Square Wong Ah Fook Street Jalan Meldrum Kotaraya Taman Sentosa

South Korea Prostitution is illegal, but in practice it is tolerated and regulated.

Pakistan Prostitution is illegal, but in practice it is somewhat tolerated although not regulated.

Philippines Prostitution is illegal, but widespread and generally tolerated.

Angeles City Fields Avenue Manila EDSA Entertainment Complex, Pasay Ermita Malate Padre Burgos Street, Makati Poblacion, Makati Olongapo City Subic Bay

Singapore Prostitution itself is not illegal; however, public solicitation, living on the earnings of prostitution, and maintaining a brothel are illegal.

Geylang Orchard Towers

Taiwan Prostitution in Taiwan was made illegal under a 1991 law. Legislation was introduced in 2011 to allow local governments in Taiwan to set up "special zones" where prostitution is permitted. Outside these zones prostitution is illegal. As of 2017 no "special zones" had been opened.

Taipei Snake Alley (defunct)

Thailand

Prostitution is illegal in Thailand, and solicitation and public nuisance laws are in effect. In practice it is tolerated and partly regulated.

Turkey Prostitution is legal and regulated.

Ankara Bentderesi Istanbul Züraga Sokaği (Giraffe Lane), Beyoğlu

Europe

Austria Prostitution is legal and regulated.

Linz Bäckermühlweg Vienna Gürtel Stuwerviertel

Belgium

Prostitution is legal, though brothels are not. Enforcement of the law can be lax.

Croatia Prostitution is illegal.

Zagreb Tkalčićeva Street (defunct since World War II)

Czech Republic Prostitution is legal, but brothels and other forms of procuring are prohibited.

Prague Perlovka Ostrava

Denmark Prostitution is legal, but running brothels and pimping are illegal.

Copenhagen Halmtorvet Istedgade

Finland Prostitution is legal, but running brothels and pimping are illegal.

Helsinki Aleksis Kiven katu and Vaasankatu

France Paying for sex, pimping and keeping a brothel are illegal. Prostitutes commit no offence unless soliciting.

Germany

Prostitution is legal and regulated.

Gibraltar Prostitution is illegal.

Seruya's Ramp, (Calle Peligro) (defunct)

Greece Prostitution is legal and regulated.

Athens Fylis Street Metaxourgeio Area Piraeus Troumpa (defunct)

Ireland Paying for sex is illegal, as is soliciting in a public place, operating brothels, and other forms of pimping.

Dublin Monto (defunct) Grafton Street (defunct)

Italy Prostitution in Italy is legal, although organized prostitution, whether indoors in brothels or controlled by third parties, is prohibited.

Catania, Sicily San Berillo Venice Carampane di Rialto, including Ponte delle Tette (defunct)

Lithuania Prostitution in Lithuania is illegal.

Vilnius bus station and Vilnius railway station area

Luxembourg Prostitution is legal, but running brothels and pimping are illegal.

Luxembourg railway station area

Malta Prostitution is legal, but running brothels and pimping are illegal.

Gżira Mello Area (Triq Testaferrata) Marsa Albert Town Area St. Julian's Paceville Valletta Strait Street – known as "The Gut" by the British Navy (defunct)

Netherlands

Prostitution and associated activities are legal and common. A total of 11 cities in the Netherlands have red light districts with window prostitution.

Portugal Prostitution is legal, but running brothels and pimping are illegal.

Lisbon Cais do Sodré (defunct) Rua Nova do Carvalho (defunct) Porto Rua Coelho Neto Rua Conde de Ferreira Rua Escura Braga Residencial Cairense

Serbia Belgrade Picin park Plavi most Novi Sad Kaćka petlja Partizanska street

Spain Brothels are illegal (since 1956), but "clubs" and "wiskerias" are fronts for prostitution and are tolerated.

Switzerland Prostitution is legal and regulated.

United Kingdom

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