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.

Afghanistan edit

Australia edit

  • Ingleburn Bazaar (held annually during the Ingleburn Festival)

Azerbaijan edit

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]

Belarus edit

Bosnia and Herzegovina edit

China edit

Egypt edit

Hong Kong 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

Bangalore, Karnataka edit

Chennai, Tamil Nadu edit

Delhi and NCR edit

In Delhi
In National Capital Region (NCR)

Hyderabad, Telangana edit

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

Indonesia edit

Iran edit

Iraq edit

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

Israel and Palestine edit

Jordan edit

Kazakhstan edit

Kuwait edit

Kyrgyzstan edit

Lebanon edit

Malaysia edit

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

Nepal edit

North Macedonia edit

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

Norway edit

Pakistan edit

Hyderabad, Pakistan edit

Karachi edit

Kashmir edit

Lahore edit

Peshawar edit

Punjab, Pakistan edit

Rajdhani edit

Sargodha edit

Qatar edit

Saudi Arabia edit

Serbia edit

South Africa edit

Sri Lanka edit

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

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."

Turkmenistan edit

United Arab Emirates edit

Uzbekistan 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.