Specific Areas in Antwerp
- Den Dam – an area in northern Antwerp
- The diamond district – an area consisting of several square blocks, it is Antwerp's centre for the cutting, polishing, and trading of diamonds
- Linkeroever – an area on the left bank of the Scheldt with a lot of apartment buildings
- Meir – Antwerp's largest shopping street
- Kammenstraat – a shopping street with many specialised boutiques
- Seefhoek - an area in north-east Antwerp, situated around the Stuivenbergplein
- Van Wesenbekestraat – the Chinatown of Antwerp
- Zuid – the south of Antwerp
- Zurenborg – an area between Central and Berchem station
- 't Schipperskwartier – Similar to "de walletjes" in Amsterdam, "'t Schipperskwartier" is a designated area where prostitution is tolerated and is now Antwerp's only red light district. Most of the activity in the area is situated in "Schipperstraat" and "Verversrui".
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