bazaar
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.3|The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul|Grand Bazaar in [[Istanbul, Turkey]] A bazaar or souk is a marketplace consisting of multiple small stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, Central Asia, North Africa and South Asia. They are traditionally located in vaulted or covered streets that have doors on each end and served as a city's central marketplace.
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A bazaar is a type of marketplace made up of many small stalls or shops, traditionally found in the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, and South Asia, typically housed in covered streets with doors at each end. These marketplaces historically served as the central shopping and trading hub of cities, making them important gathering places for commerce and community life.
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22 sectionsContents
- Terminology
- Bazaar
- Souk
- Variations
- History
- Origins in antiquity
- Islamic period
- 21st century
- Organization and institutions
- Layout and architecture
- Temporary souks
- In art and literature – Orientalism
- Subject-matter
- Notable Orientalist artists
- Orientalist literature
- Gallery of paintings and drawings
- List of bazaars and souks
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|upright=1.3|The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul|Grand Bazaar in [[Istanbul, Turkey]] A bazaar or souk is a marketplace consisting of multiple small stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, Central Asia, North Africa and South Asia. They are traditionally located in vaulted or covered streets that have doors on each end and served as a city's central marketplace.
The term bazaar originates from Persian, where it referred to a town's public market district. Bazaari refers collectively to the merchants, bankers and craftsmen who work in a bazaar. The term souk comes from Arabic and refers to marketplaces in the Middle East and North Africa.