Top Biggest Red Light Areas across the world in 2022
Prostitution is world's oldest job. No matter what everyone thinks of it, but we can't hide from the fact that it is the present reality. It is a different way of life that one has to live. Everyone has a different image for them. Their life is full of struggles and experiences. Some of the world's biggest red light areas are:
- Sonagachi, Kolkata, India.
Sonagachi is known as Asia’s largest red-light area. This area is the place of more than 1100o sex workers. There is an Oscar-winning documentary made based on the lives of the children born to prostitutes. The name of the documentary was ‘Born into Brothels.
- De Wallen, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
It is the most unique red light area in the world. The area is made of full glass paneled cabins along the canals. In this place, prostitution is legal and the workers are taxed as the other business. They also have to pay their income taxes.
- Kamathipura, Mumbai, India.
Kamathipura is India’s second-largest red light area and a huge number of sex workers live here. In this place, women are also engaged in some other works. They work in the Industries nearby and also run small businesses. This place is also famous among gangsters. Haji Mastan and Dawood were frequent visitors to these places.
- Geylang and Orchard Towers, Singapore.
Singapore has strict laws for everything and you all be shocked to know that they have semi-legal prostitution laws as well. Orchard Towers is a mall filled with beauty parlors and in between, there is a famous red-light area known as Geylang.
- Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan.
Kabukicho is situated in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, Japan. This place is made up of several bars and has a different understanding with the women inside. The women which goes with the customers home have to split the bill with the owner. Different rules and regulations are made for different areas.