List of bazaars and souks

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This is a list of bazaars and souqs.

Bazaars[edit]

Albania and Kosovo[edit]

Main articles: List of bazaars in Albania and List of bazaars in Kosovo

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
Kosovo

Afghanistan[edit]

  • City of Kandahar, its principal bazaar and citadel, taken from the Nakkara Khauna from Lieutenant James Rattray, Afghanistan
    City of Kandahar, its principal bazaar and citadel, taken from the Nakkara Khauna from Lieutenant James Rattray, Afghanistan
  • An Afghan elder sits outside his store at the Anaba bazaar in Panjshir, Afghanistan
    An Afghan elder sits outside his store at the Anaba bazaar in Panjshir, Afghanistan
  • In Faryab Province
    In Faryab Province
  • Ka Foroshi, the bird market in Kabul
    Ka Foroshi, the bird market in Kabul

Australia[edit]

  • Ingleburn Bazaar (held annually during the Ingleburn Festival)

Azerbaijan[edit]

  • Big Bazaar, Lankaran, Azerbaijan
    Big Bazaar, Lankaran, Azerbaijan

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]

  • Dhaka Town Chowk, 1904
    Dhaka Town Chowk, 1904


Belarus[edit]

Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]

China[edit]

Egypt[edit]

  • Two Egyptian women shopping at a market next to the Al-Ghouri Complex in Cairo, Egypt.
    Two Egyptian women shopping at a market next to the Al-Ghouri Complex in Cairo, Egypt.
  • Khan el khalili, Cairo (interior)
    Khan el khalili, Cairo (interior)
  • Khan al-khalili, bab al-qutn (gate)
    Khan al-khalili, bab al-qutn (gate)
  • Shop of a Turkish Merchant in Kha'n El-Khalee'lee, 1836
    Shop of a Turkish Merchant in Kha'n El-Khalee'lee, 1836
  • Arabic Window and Native Bazaar, Cairo
    Arabic Window and Native Bazaar, Cairo

Hong Kong[edit]

India[edit]

Main article: List of bazaars in India

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]

Bangalore, Karnataka[edit]

Chennai, Tamil Nadu[edit]

Delhi and NCR[edit]

In Delhi
In National Capital Region (NCR)

Hyderabad, Telangana[edit]

See also: Old City (Hyderabad, India) § Bazaars; List of bazaars in Hyderabad; Meena Bazaar; and In the Bazaars of Hyderabad

Indore[edit]

Jaipur, Rajasthan[edit]

Kerala, Keralam[edit]

Kolkata, West Bengal[edit]

Mumbai, Maharashtra[edit]

Munger, Bihar[edit]

Odisha[edit]

Punjab[edit]

Rajkot, Gujarat[edit]

Uttar Pradesh[edit]

  • Women purchasing copper utensils in a bazaar by Edwin Lord Weeks, late 19th century
    Women purchasing copper utensils in a bazaar by Edwin Lord Weeks, late 19th century
  • Almora Bazaar, Uttarakhand, c1860
    Almora Bazaar, Uttarakhand, c1860
  • Laad Bazaar near Charminar, Hyderabad, India
    Laad Bazaar near Charminar, Hyderabad, India
  • Paltan Bazaar, Assam, India
    Paltan Bazaar, Assam, India
  • Cheh Tuti Chowk or Six Tuti Chowk, Main Bazaar, Paharganj
    Cheh Tuti Chowk or Six Tuti Chowk, Main Bazaar, Paharganj
  • Gateway to Hooseinabad Bazaar, Lucknow, c. 1863
    Gateway to Hooseinabad Bazaar, Lucknow, c. 1863
  • Bazaar along Kalbadevie Road, Bombay (now Mumbai), 1890
    Bazaar along Kalbadevie Road, Bombay (now Mumbai), 1890
  • Antiques and old posters at Chor Market in Mumbai
    Antiques and old posters at Chor Market in Mumbai

Indonesia[edit]

Iran[edit]

See also: List of tourist attractions in Tehran Province § List of Bazaars
  • Mozaffarieh: An alley in Tabriz Bazaar devoted to carpet selling
    Mozaffarieh: An alley in Tabriz Bazaar devoted to carpet selling
  • Bazaar in old Tehran, 1873
    Bazaar in old Tehran, 1873
  • Vakil Bazaar from Jane Dieulafoy, Perzië, Chaldea en Susiane, 1881
    Vakil Bazaar from Jane Dieulafoy, Perzië, Chaldea en Susiane, 1881
  • Vakil Bazaar
    Vakil Bazaar
  • Bazar of Kashan by Pascal Coste, 1840
    Bazar of Kashan by Pascal Coste, 1840
  • Bazaar ofe Kashan, Kashan, Iran
    Bazaar ofe Kashan, Kashan, Iran
  • Caravanserai of Sa'd al-Saltaneh
    Caravanserai of Sa'd al-Saltaneh
  • Grand Bazaar, Tehran, Iran
    Grand Bazaar, Tehran, Iran

Iraq[edit]

A Qaysari Bazaar is a type of covered bazaar typical of Iraq.

Israel and Palestine[edit]

  • Old City of Nablus market
  • Old City of Hebron bazaar
  • Old City of Bethlehem market

    • Kazakhstan[edit]

    Kuwait[edit]

    • Souq Almubarikiyya * Souq Avenues

    Kyrgyzstan[edit]

    Lebanon[edit]

    After sustaining irreparable damage during the country's civil war, Beirut's ancient souks have been completely modernised and rebuilt while maintaining the original ancient Greek street grid, major landmarks and street names.

    Malaysia[edit]

    • Bukit Beruang Bazaar, Malacca
    • Bazar Bukakbonet Gelang Patah, Johor Bahru

    Nepal[edit]

    • Asan, Kathmandu (northeast view)
      Asan, Kathmandu (northeast view)
    • Fikkal bazaar, a weekly haat in Nepal
      Fikkal bazaar, a weekly haat in Nepal
    • Surunga bazaar, Nepal
      Surunga bazaar, Nepal

    North Macedonia[edit]

    In the Balkans, the term, 'Bedesten' is used to describe a covered market or bazaar.

    • The Bazaar
      The Bazaar
    • Belgrade street
      Belgrade street
    • The Bazaar
      The Bazaar
    • Street stairs
      Street stairs
    • A street
      A street
    • A street
      A street
    • The entrance to the Bezisten
      The entrance to the Bezisten
    • The Bezisten
      The Bezisten
    • The Bazaar by night
      The Bazaar by night

    Norway[edit]

    Pakistan[edit]

    Main article: Bazaars in Karachi
    See also: Haat bazaar

    Hyderabad, Pakistan[edit]

    Karachi[edit]

    Kashmir[edit]

    Lahore[edit]

    Peshawar[edit]

    Punjab, Pakistan[edit]

    Rajdhani[edit]

    Sargodha[edit]

    • Qissa Khwani Bazaar, Peshawar, Pakistan
      Qissa Khwani Bazaar, Peshawar, Pakistan
    • Bazaar, Karachi, Pakistan
      Bazaar, Karachi, Pakistan
    • Rawalpindi Bazaar, Rawalpindi, Punjab
      Rawalpindi Bazaar, Rawalpindi, Punjab

    Serbia[edit]

    South Africa[edit]

    Sri Lanka[edit]

    Syria[edit]

    See also: Al-Madina Souq
    • 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
    • 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
    • The Fruit Bazaar, Damascus, painting by Margaret Thomas and reproduced in John E. Kelman, From Damascus to Palmyra, 1908
      The Fruit Bazaar, Damascus, painting by Margaret Thomas and reproduced in John E. Kelman, From Damascus to Palmyra, 1908
    • The Silk Bazaar, Damascus – Australians buying goods, 1918
      The Silk Bazaar, Damascus – Australians buying goods, 1918
    • Entrance to the Bazaar, Gaza
      Entrance to the Bazaar, Gaza
    • The Bazaar of El Harish, 1881
      The Bazaar of El Harish, 1881

    Tanzania[edit]

    Tunisia[edit]

    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."

    • Kemeraltı (bazaar district), İzmir, Turkey
      Kemeraltı (bazaar district), İzmir, Turkey
    • Arasta Bazaar, Istanbul
      Arasta Bazaar, Istanbul
    • Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
      Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
    • Spice Bazaar, Istanbul
      Spice Bazaar, Istanbul

    Turkmenistan[edit]

    • Altyn Asyr Bazaar, Turkmenistan
      Altyn Asyr Bazaar, Turkmenistan

    Uzbekistan[edit]

    List of souqs[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Crow, B., Markets, Class and Social Change: Trading Networks and Poverty in Rural South Asia, Palgrave, 2001, [Glossary] p. xvii
    2. ^ 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.
    3. ^ 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.
    4. ^ Kashif Abbasi (14 January 2014). "Reacquainting with history: Narankari - a bazaar with a past, but no future | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune.
    5. ^ "Bazaars of Uzbekistan". Goldensteppes.com. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
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