Ferentari is a neighbourhood in the 5th district (sector) of Bucharest, Romania. The Dâmboviţa River in central Bucharest Along a small tributary of Dâmboviţa, named Colentina, several lakes stretch across the city, the most important being Lake Floreasca, Lake Tei and Lake Colentina. ...

It stretches from between Sălaj Street (westernmost point), Progresului Street in the North West, The border between the 5th and 4th district in the South West, Prelungirea Ferentari in the East and Bucharest City Limits in the South. It is bordered by Rahova, Pieptănări, and Giurgiului neighbourhoods. The DâmboviÅ£a River in central Bucharest Along a small tributary of DâmboviÅ£a, named Colentina, several lakes stretch across the city, the most important being Lake Floreasca, Lake Tei and Lake Colentina. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rahova is a neighbourhood of southwest Bucharest, situated in the 5th district (sector), west of DâmboviÅ£a River. ...

The population of the neighbourhood is around 120,000, 80% of which are part of the Rroma minority. It has been assigned the lowest quota on local taxes (it is zoned as 4 on a scale of 1 to 4, with 4 being the lowest), equal only to the farmlands surrounding the city source: Local Tax Direction of The 5th District. The Roma people (pronounced rahma, singular Rom, sometimes Rroma, and Rrom) along with the closely related Sinti people are commonly known as Gypsies in English, and as Tsigany in most of Europe. ...

It has a very bad reputation in the city as the base of drug dealers, prostitution and mob operations in Bucharest. This is confirmed by the arrests of the Cămătaru mob clan, and by the recent raids done in the Zabrăuţi section of neighbourhood after some drug-related incidents. It is the only neighbourhood with 2 police precincts and 2 "jandarmerie" precincts in the city, police presence in Ferentari being twice the one in the rest of the city. These lollipops, above, were found to contain heroin when inspected by the US Drug Enforcement Administration In jurisdictions where legislation restricts or prohibits the sale of certain popular drugs, it is common for an illegal drugs trade to develop. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The term MOB (all caps) may have several meanings, depending on context: Rice Universitys Marching Owl Band (The MOB) Man over board of a ship or boat Movable Object Block, an alternative term for sprite (computer science) In computer gaming, the acronym has given rise to the more general...

Some taxi companies (as of 2003) have a registered ban on Ferentari at the Mayor's office (they will not transport customers in that area). Very little public transport serves the area (3 bus lines and 3 tram lines compared to 11 tram lines, 22 bus lines and 1 trolleybus line in equally sized Rahova). Locals refer to Ferentari as "Ferentexas" or "Ghettoland" (Ghetoulanda) due to the fact that it is the only place where dilapidated communist blocks, with no windows, and partly burnt by improvized heating, resembling ghettos can be seen. It is also referred to as Romania's Bronx. Taxis as seen in New York City A Taxi generally is a form of transport where one pays for conveyance. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ...

External links

• Map of Ferentari area