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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:

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.


SEE ALSO

  • A Suq is the commercial quarter of an Arab city.