Bazaar

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A bazaar (بازار) is a permanent merchandising area, marketplace, or street of shops where goods and services are exchanged or sold. The word derives from the Persian word bāzār, the etymology of which goes back to the Pahlavi word baha-char (بهاچار) meaning "the place of prices". Although the current meaning of the word is believed to have originated in Persia, its use has spread and now has been accepted into the vernacular in countries around the world.

Examples

• The Old Bazaar in Cairo
• Tehran's Grand Bazaar
• Bazaar of Tabriz, Iran
• Bazaar of Isfahan, Iran
• The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
• The Chandni Chowk Bazaar Delhi
• Chor Bazaar Mumbai
• Zaveri Bazaar Mumbai
• Anarkali Bazar Lahore
• Bazars of Walled city of Lahore
• Hampi Bazaar , the 15th century ruined market of Vijayanagara capital
• Dordoy Bazaar, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

See also

• Suq
• Wet market

References

External links

• Iran Chamber Society on Architecture of the Bazaar at Isfahan
• 1911 Britannica article "Bazaar"

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