Bazaar
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Image:Qom timcheh.jpgImage:Bazaar zanjan.jpgFor other articles called Bazaar, see Bazaar (disambiguation). A bazaar is a market, often covered, typically found in areas of Muslim culture. The word derives from the Persian bāzār, whose etymology goes back to the Pahlavi word baha-char meaning "the place of prices".
Examples of great near-Eastern bazaars include:
- The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
- Bazaar of Isfahan, Iran
- Bazaar of Tabriz, Iran
- Qisa Khwani Bazaar (market of story tellers) Peshawar, Pakistan
- Anarkali Bazaar Lahore, Pakistan
- Bazaar of Kashan
Words cognate to bazaar are used in many neighboring regions (for instance the former Soviet Union and the former Yugoslavia) to mean an open market, whereas in more distant cultures the word connotes a near-Eastern style market.
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