List of bazaars and souks
This is a list of bazaars and souqs.
Bazaars
[edit]Albania and Kosovo
[edit]In Albania and Kosovo, two distinct types of bazaar can be found; Bedesten (also known as bezistan, bezisten, bedesten) which refers to a covered bazaar and an open bazaar.
- Albania
- New Bazaar, Tirana
- The Old Bazaar of Korçë
- Krujë Bazaar
- Kosovo
- Bazaar of Peja
- The Old Bazaar of Gjakova
- Bazaar of Pristina (defunct)
Afghanistan
[edit]- Shah Bazaar, Kandahar
- Shor Bazaar, Kabul
- Grand Bazaar, Herat
- Mazari Bazaar, Mazari Sharif
- Olander Bazaar, Yllib, Kandahar
Australia
[edit]- Ingleburn Bazaar (held annually during the Ingleburn Festival)
Azerbaijan
[edit]- Khan Bazar, Khankendi
- Kolkhoz (or Merkezi) Bazaar (Kolkhoz (Central) Bazaar), Sumgait
- Kohna Bazaar (Old Bazaar), Ganja
- Ortulu Bazar, Shamakhi
- Sharq Bazaar (East Bazaar), Baku
- Sharq Bazaar (East Bazaar), Sumgait
- Pasaj Bazary, Aghdam
- Teze Bazar (New Bazaar), Baku
- 8 Kilometre Bazaar, Baku
- Yashil Bazar (Green Bazaar), Baku
- Yeni Bazar, Shaki, Azerbaijan
- Zanbil Bazar (Basket Bazaar), Nakhchivan
Bahrain
[edit]Bangladesh
[edit]In Bangladesh, a Haat bazaar (also known as hat or haat or hatt) refers to a regular produce market, typically held once or twice per week.[1]
- Amin Bazaar, Dhaka
- Bhairab Bazaar, Kishoreganj District
- Badshahi Chawk Bazaar (also known as Chowk Bazaar), Dhaka
- Dasherjangal Bazaar, Shariatpur District
- Jalchatra Bazaar, Bangladesh
- Kachukhet Bazaar, Dhaka
- Karwan Bazaar, Dhaka
- Kazir Dewri, Chittagong
- New Market Kacha Bazaar, Dhaka
- Malibagh Bazaar, Dhaka
- Banani Bazaar, Dhaka
- Khilkhet Kacha Bazaar, Dhaka
- Mohakhali Bazaar, Dhaka
- Moulvibazar, Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila, Moulvibazar District
- Shanti Nagar Bazaar, Dhaka
- BCC Road, Thatari Bazaar; Wari- Dhaka
- Neela Market
- Khatunganj
Belarus
[edit]Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit]- Baščaršija, Sarajevo
- Kujundžiluk, Mostar
China
[edit]- Grand Bazaar, Urumuqi, Xinjiang
- Monday Bazaar, Upal, Xinjiang
- Sunday Bazaar, Kashgar, Xinjiang
Egypt
[edit]Hong Kong
[edit]United Arab Emirates
[edit]India
[edit]In India, and also Pakistan, a town or city's main market is known as a Saddar Bazaar.
Border bazaars
[edit]These are mutually agreed border bazaars and haats of India on borders of India with its neighbours.
Assam
[edit]- Paltan Bazaar Assam
- Pan Bazaar Guwahati, Assam
- Uzan Bazaar Guwahati, Assam
Bangalore, Karnataka
[edit]- Gandhi Bazaar, Bangalore
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
[edit]- Burma Bazaar, Chennai
- Pondy Bazaar, Chennai
Delhi and NCR
[edit]- In Delhi
- Arul Bazar, Delhi
- Chandni Chowk, Delhi
- Chawri Bazaar, Delhi (wholesale market)
- Chhota Bazaar Shahdara, Delhi
- Dilli Haat, Delhi – A Haat is a regular open-air produce market
- Khan Market, Delhi
- Meena Bazaar, Delhi
- Palika Bazaar, Delhi
- Sadar Bazaar, Delhi
- Urdu Bazaar (Delhi)
- In National Capital Region (NCR)
Hyderabad, Telangana
[edit]- Begum Bazar, Hyderabad
- Chatta Bazaar, Hyderabad, India
- Laad Bazaar, Hyderabad, India
- Shahran Bazaar, Hyderabad
- Sultan Bazar, Hyderabad
- Rythu bazaar, Telangana
Indore
[edit]- Sarafa Bazaar, Indore, India
Jaipur, Rajasthan
[edit]Kerala, Keralam
[edit]- Chala Bazaar, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
- Rice Bazaar Thrissur, Kerala
Kolkata, West Bengal
[edit]- Burra Bazar, Kolkata
- Bowbazar, Kolkata
- Tiretta Bazaar, Kolkata
Mumbai, Maharashtra
[edit]- Bhendi Bazaar Mumbai
- Bhindi Bazaar, South Mumbai
- Chor Bazaar, Mumbai
- Zaveri Bazaar, Mumbai
Munger, Bihar
[edit]- Bari Bazaar, Munger
Odisha
[edit]- Bhubaneswar Bazaar, Unit-1 BadaMarket, Bhubaneswar
- Gole Bazaar, Sambalpur
- Choudhury Bazaar, Cuttack
- Nua Bazaar, Cuttack
Punjab
[edit]- Chaura Bazaar Ludhiana, Punjab
- Chess Bazaar, Mohali, Punjab
Rajkot, Gujarat
[edit]- Sadar Bazaar, Rajkot
Uttar Pradesh
[edit]- Aminabad Bazaar Luknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Bada Bazaar, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
- Hooseinabad Bazaar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Lalganja Bazaar, Uttar Pradesh
- Meena Bazaar Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Purani Najhai, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
- Sabzi Bazaar, Shihura Khurd Kalan, Uttar Pradesh
- Sadar Bazaar, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
- Sarafa Bazaar, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
- Godowlia Market, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Vishvanath Gali Market, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Indonesia
[edit]Iran
[edit]- Ardabil Bazaar
- Bazaar of Borujerd
- Bazaar of Tabriz in Tabriz – an historic site that originally developed along the ancient silk routes; listed as a World Heritage Site[2]
- Isfahan Bazaar in Isfahan – historic site which dates to Safavid era.[3]
- Behjat Abad Market, Tehran
- Caravanserai of Sa'd al-Saltaneh Qazvin, Iran
- Ganjali Khan Complex, Kerman, Iran
- Kashan Bazaar in Kashan
- Khan Bazaar, Yazd
- Kerman Bazaar, Kerman
- Kermanshah Bazaar, Kermanshah
- Kohneh Bazaar, Abadeh
- Qeysarie Bazaar Bazaar, Isfahan
- Tajrish, Shemiranat County, Tehran Province, Iran
- Tehran Bazaar, Tehran
- Sanandaj Bazaar, Sanandaj
- Saraye Moshir, Shiraz, Southern Iran
- Vakil Bazaar, Shiraz
- Amol Bazaar in Amol
Iraq
[edit]A Qaysari Bazaar is a type of covered bazaar typical of Iraq.
- Souk al-Bazzazeen, Baghdad
- Souk al-Safafeer, Baghdad
- Souk al-Sarai, Baghdad
Israel
[edit]Jordan
[edit]- Souk Jara, Amman
Kazakhstan
[edit]- Kök Bazaar, Almaty
- Central Bazaar, Aktobe
- Baraholka, Almaty
Kuwait
[edit]- Souq Al-Mubarakiya
- Souq Avenues
Kyrgyzstan
[edit]Lebanon
[edit]- Beirut Souks
- Souk al-Tawileh, Beirut
Malaysia
[edit]- Bukit Beruang Bazaar, Malacca
- Bazar Bukakbonet Gelang Patah, Johor Bahru
Nepal
[edit]- Asan, Kathmandu ceremonial bazaar and square
- Bishal Bazaar, Pokhara
- Gaushala Bazar, Mahottari District
- Khaireni, Gulmi District
- Namche Bazaar, Namche
- Purano Bazaar, KTM
- Naya Bazaar, KTM
- Newari bazaar
- Shyauli Bazaar Gandaki, Nepal
North Macedonia
[edit]In the Balkans, the term, 'Bedesten' is used to describe a covered market or bazaar.
Norway
[edit]- Oslo Bazaars – a protected site
Pakistan
[edit]Hyderabad, Pakistan
[edit]- Shahi Bazaar, Hyderabad
- Sarafa Bazaar, Hyderabad
- Saddar (Hyderabad) in Pakistan
- Resham Bazaar, Hyderabad
- Saddar (Hyderabad) in Pakistan
Karachi
[edit]- Bohri Bazaar, Karachi
- Jodia Bazaar, Karachi
- Saddar in Karachi
- Sarafa Bazaar, Karachi
- Meena Bazaar, Karachi
- Soldier Bazaar, Karachi
- Tariq Road Bazaar, Karachi
- Urdu Bazaar, Karachi
- Zainab Market, Karachi
Kashmir
[edit]Lahore
[edit]- Anarkali Bazaar, Lahore
- Mochi Gate Bazaars, Walled City of Lahore
- Naulakha Bazaar, Lahore
- Naranki Bazaar[4]
- Raja Bazaar
- Urdu Bazaar, Lahore
Peshawar
[edit]Punjab, Pakistan
[edit]- Chakdina Bazaar, Kharian Tehsil of Gujrat District, Punjab, Pakistan
- Chotaka Bazaar, Multan District
- Chowk Bazaar, Multan
- Moti Bazaar, Rawalpindi, Punjab
- Multani Bazaar, Multan District
- Rail Bazaar, Multan District
- Raja Bazaar, Rawalpindi
- Rasheed Shah Bazaar, Multan District
- Saddar in Karachi (Saddar bazaar refers to a main or central bazaar)
- Saddar, Rawalpindi
- Sarafa Bazaar, Rawalpindi
- Rawalpindi bazaars
- Urdu Bazaar, Rawalpindi, Punjab
- Urdu Bazaar, Multan
Rajdhani
[edit]Sargodha
[edit]Qatar
[edit]Saudi Arabia
[edit]Serbia
[edit]- New Bazar, Novi Pazar
South Africa
[edit]- Marabastad, Pretoria also known as Asiatic Bazaar, Pretoria, South Africa
Sri Lanka
[edit]- Madawala Bazaar
Syria
[edit]- Al-Buzuriyah Souq in Damascus
- Al-Hamidiyah Souq in Damascus
- Souq Atwail in Damascus
- Souq Al Buzria in Damascus
- Mathaf Al Sulimani in Damascus
- Midhat Pasha Souq in Damascus
- Al-Madina Souq in Aleppo
- Souq Al-Attareen (Perfumers' Souq) in Aleppo]
- Souq Khan Al-Nahhaseen (Coopery Souq) in Aleppo
- Souq Al-Haddadeen (Blacksmiths' Souq) in Aleppo
- Suq Al-Saboun (Soap Souq) in Aleppo
- Suq Al-Atiq (the Old Souq) in Aleppo
- Al-Suweiqa (Suweiqa means "small souq" in Arabic) in Aleppo
- Suq Al-Hokedun (Hokedun means "spiritual house" in Armenian) in Aleppo
Tanzania
[edit]- Darajani Market also known as Darajani Bazaar
Tunisia
[edit]- Souks of Tunis
- Souk Ech-Chaouachine, Tunis
- Souk Es Sekajine, Tunis
Turkey
[edit]In Turkey, the term 'bazaars' is used in the English sense, to refer to a covered market place. In Turkish the term for bazaar is "çarşı."
- Arasta Bazaar, Istanbul
- Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
- Spice Bazaar, Istanbul
- Kemeraltı, İzmir
- Mahmutpaşa Bazaar, Istanbul
- Silk Bazaar, Bursa
- Uzun Carsi (The Long Bazaar), Bursa
- Acik Carsi (The Openair Bazaar), Bursa
Turkmenistan
[edit]- Gulistan Bazaar, (also known as the Russian Bazaar) Ashgabat
- Altyn Asyr Bazaar, Ashgabat (formerly Tolkuchka bazaar)
United Arab Emirates
[edit]Uzbekistan
[edit]- Alay Bazaar, Tashkent
- Chorsu Bazaar, Tashkent[5]
- Chorsu (Samarkand)
- Siyob Bazaar, Samarkand
- Mirobod Bazaar, Tashkent
- 9 Bazaar, Navoiy
References
[edit]- ^ Crow, B., Markets, Class and Social Change: Trading Networks and Poverty in Rural South Asia, Palgrave, 2001, [Glossary] p. xvii
- ^ Ahour, I., which dates to saljuqid era 11th century. its extension occurred in the safavid and kajar era. It is the largest roofed bazaar of the world. "The Qualities of Tabriz Historical Bazaar in Urban Planning and the Integration of its Potentials into Megamalls," Journal of Geography and Regional Planning, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 199–215, 2011, and for a contemporary account of the Bazaar see: Le Montagner, B., "Strolling through Iran's Tabriz Bazaar," The Guardian, 12 November 2014 Montagner, Boris Le (12 November 2014). "Strolling through Iran's Tabriz bazaar - in pictures". The Guardian.
- ^ Assari, A., Mahesh, T.M., Emtehani, M.E. and Assari, E., "Comparative Sustainability of Bazaar in Iranian Traditional Cities: Case Studies of Isfahan and Tabriz," International Journal on "Technical and Physical Problems of Engineering", Vol. 3, no. 9, 2011, pp 18–24; Iran Chamber of Commerce,"Iran: Iranian Architecture and Monuments: Bazaar of Isfahan". www.iranchamber.com.
- ^ Kashif Abbasi (14 January 2014). "Reacquainting with history: Narankari - a bazaar with a past, but no future | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune.
- ^ "Bazaars of Uzbekistan". Goldensteppes.com. Retrieved 2013-06-10.