Tichileşti is a leper colony in Isaccea, Tulcea County, Romania,
Tichileşti is a leper colony in Isaccea, Tulcea County, Although officially a hospital, Tichileşti appears to be more like a small village, and is formally administered as a village by Isaccea. Tichileşti was founded as a monastery, in 1875 becoming a leper colony. nitially, the lepers were not allowed to leave the colony. This changed in 1991, but many residents, who had lived most of their lives in the colony, continued living there. At the time of the photograph there were 39 people living there.
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Location: Tichileşti Romania
Photo credit: © Matthew Mawson / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: adults, colony, disease, isaccea, isolation, leper, leprosy, portraits, romania, tichileşti, tulcea, village
