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The Spice Bazaar, (Turkish: 'Misir Çarsisi', or Egyptian Bazaar) in Istanbul, Turkey is one of the largest bazaars in the city. Located in Fatih, in the neighborhood of Eminönü, it is the second largest covered shopping complex after the Grand Bazaar.
There are several documents suggesting the name of the bazaar was first "New Bazaar". The building was endowed to the foundation of the New Mosque, and got its name ("Egyptian Bazaar", Turkish: Misir Çarsisi) because it was built with the revenues from Egypt. The word misir has a double meaning in Turkish: "Egypt" and "maize". This is why sometimes the name is wrongly translated as "Corn Bazaar". The bazaar was (and still is) the center for spice trade in Istanbul, but in the last years more and more shops of other type are replacing the spice shops.
The building itself is part of the külliye of the New Mosque, and rents from the shops within was intended to help pay for the upkeep of the mosque. The structure was designed by the chief court architect Koca Kasim Aga, but completed by architect Mustafa in 1660.
The Spice Bazaar is an “L”-shaped building, consisting of 88 vaulted rooms, almost all of which are now divided into an upper and lower story. Monumental gateways are at the ends of both halls, with chambers above each entrance way. The main entrance is in the southwest corner, facing the Yeni Mosque.
April 5, 2014. I walked 14.5 kilometers all through Istanbul today, including a visit to the Grand Bazaar. It turns out that all of Istanbul comes out for Saturday afternoon shopping, which resulted in very crowded and very colourful streets.
The Bazaar of Tabriz, located in the centre of the city of Tabriz, Iran, is one of the oldest and largest bazaars in the Middle East.
The Bazaar of Tabriz has a very good outlook. It consists of some sub-bazaars in various fields, including Amir Bazaar (for gold and jewellery), a shoe bazaar, Mozzafarieh (carpet bazaar) and many other subdivisions for special matters. In modern times in which numerous modern shops and malls have been established, the Bazaar remains as the economic heart of Tabriz. It is also used for the celebration of special ceremonies (especially Ashura).
Like other middle-eastern Bazaars, there are a numbers of mosques constructed behind the bazaar. Jome Mosque is the most notable of these.
A bazaar 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 Middle Persian 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. The rise of large Bazaar's and stock trading centers in the Muslim World allowed the creation on new capitols and eventually new empires. New and wealthy cities such as Istanbul, Isfahan, Golconda, Samarkand, Cairo, Baghdad, Timbuktu were founded along trade routes and bazaars.
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guess who was spotted in the latest issue of Harper's Bazaar! Blythe!
Evidently she is the star of the ad campaign for Alexander McQueen's new line at Target.
French Trench looks a bit peeved, hehe! I think she's jealous ;)
This stall selling decorations at Temple Street, Chinatown for the Chinese New Year 2018 Festival celebrations
Kemeralti is a historic market (bazaar) just off the Konak Square in Izmir, Turkey. The market came into existence between 1650 and 1670.
Izmir is the third most populace city in Turkey after Istanbul and Ankara. The ancient city of Izmir was known as Smyrna and the population of the city is just over 3.4 million inhabitants. Izmir has almost 4,000 years of recorded history having been one of the principal mercantile cities of the Mediterranean Sea. The port of Izmir is the principle port for exports from Turkey.
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Doha
Doha (in caratteri arabi الدوحة) con una popolazione di 339.847 abitanti (secondo il censimento del 2004), è la capitale del Qatar. Si trova sul Golfo Persico. Il Doha International Airport è il principale scalo aereo del paese, ed in città hanno sede le principali industrie petrolifere e della pesca. Vicino a Doha sorge Education City, un zona in cui si sono insediati diversi campus universitari ed istituti dedicati alla ricerca ed all'innovazione.
A Doha ha sede il noto canale televisivo via satellite Al Jazeera, fondato nel 1996.
La città presenta un carattere cosmopolita. Nel marzo 2008 è stata inaugurata una chiesa cattolica.
The bazaars are such a visual assault on the senses that you have to go back to your hotel & stare at a blank wall for a while to regain equilibrium!! A bit like India.
I took this at night in the Medina in Fès, Morocco. This is the kind of "Pile it high...sell anything" shop that used to exist in dear old Blighty in what is now a bygone age. Everything from spices to bleach...who could ask for more?
Navigating the Medina in Fès is an adventure in itself. You should have one of the following:
a) A very good sense of direction
b) A reliable local guide
c) A GPS system
d) A very big ball of string to unravel behind you
You could easily get lost and wander for weeks if you're not careful. It's vast in scale and a veritable labyrinth.
It's shots like this which remind me why I love my Canon EOS-5D. Its performance in low light conditions is astounding. This was taken at 1600 ISO, but I get very little noise even when I go to 3200 ISO. :-)
Namche Bazaar with Kangtega (6783m), Thamserku (6623m) and Kusum Kanguru (6367m), Everest Base Camp Trekking Route, 3430m elevation, Nepal
Chor Bazaar (also called Bhendi Bazaar) in South Mumbai is one of the largest flea markets in India. The word Chor means "thief" in Hindi-Urdu. Chor bazar is Mumbai's famous Thieves Market where bargain-hungry tourists rummage for Ming vases and Muranos at throwaway prices. The main avenue is Mutton Street, flanked by rows of little antique shops that look like musty attics and sell just about anything at bargain prices from old ship parts, grandfather clocks, gramophones, to crystal chandeliers and old English tea sets antiques at throwaway prices, including colonial-era lamps, Art Deco clocks and trinkets of every kind. A store called Mini Market also offers old Bollywood posters for sale. Others offer authentic Victorian furniture, wonderful for browsers, antiquarians and restorers. Although bargains are sometimes staggering, most of the shop owners are pretty street smart and haggling is considered mandatory. This area can be considered one of the tourist attractions of Mumbai.
This is basically an "organized" flea market, where one has to rummage through junk and hopefully find treasures. The reason it is known as "thief's market", is because it assumed that goods sold there are stolen. Chor Bazaar is off the beaten path, but everyone knows about it. It is basically a maze of alleys.
Most of proper shops are closed on Friday as this area is in the heartland of one of the largest Muslim populations in Mumbai. There's a saying about this area, if you lose anything in Mumbai you can buy it back from the "chor bazaar". It has been mentioned in popular novels like Rohinton Mistry's Such a Long Journey as "not a nice place".