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'''Pan Bazaar''' (also spelled as '''Panbazar''') (অসমীয়া: পানবজাৰ) is a locality in [[Guwahati]], [[India]] surrounded by localities of [[Paltan Bazaar]], [[Ambari]] and [[Fancy Bazaar]]. Situated on the banks of the river [[Brahmaputra]], it is part of the city centre.<ref name="Hindu2015">{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Bishwanath |date=18 September 2015 |title=A place called Pan Bazaar |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/writers-block-a-place-called-pan-bazaar/article7664765.ece |access-date=10 February 2021 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.rbi.org.in/regionalbranch/guwahati/guwahati.aspx | title=Pan Bazaar | author=rbi.org }}</ref><br />
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Pan Bazaar means "betel-leaf mart" in English.<ref name="Hindu2015" /> The locality is known for its various administrative, cultural and religious buildings. It is also known for being a shopping district.<br />
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The District Court ([[Kamrup Metropolitan district|Kamrup]]) and the Guwahati branch of the Reserve Bank of India are major administrative buildings located in Pan Nazaar.<br />
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Restaurants and bookshops in the area provide a unique environment. It is also a major wholesale market for drugs and pharmaceutical products and a hub for printing and publication. Close to [[Dighalipukhuri]], there are many stores with traditional arts and crafts from Assam and other parts of the [[North-East India|North East Region]]. Kachari Ghat, next to the district court is an important local river port.<br />
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Pan Bazaar is known as one of the cultural and educational hotspots of Gauhati. Area is house for many historic buildings like of [[Kamarupa Anusandhan Samiti]], [[Assam State Museum]] and District Library. The Nehru Park and Sukreshwar Temple are other major tourist magnets of this area.<br />
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[[Cotton University]] also is situated here. [[Cotton College, Guwahati|Cotton College]], [[Handique Girls College]], Cotton Collegiate High School and [[Don Bosco High School, Guwahati|Don Bosco High School]] are prominent educational institutes of this area which has state level importance.<br />
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Pan Bazaar was one of the sites affected by the [[2008 Assam bombings]]. In 2018, it was the site of a low intensity bomb blast which injured 4 people.<ref name="HT2018Explosion">{{cite web |author1=Utpal Parashar |title=4 injured in explosion at Guwahati’s Pan Bazar days before Durga Puja |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/4-injured-in-explosion-at-guwahati-s-pan-bazar/story-mlipUGLUDhJxpHimMfofwK.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=10 February 2021 |language=en |date=13 October 2018}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Beltola]]<br />
* [[Chandmari]]<br />
* [[Ganeshguri]]<br />
* [[Maligaon]]<br />
* [[Narengi]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Bazaars in India]]<br />
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Guwahati]]</div>2409:4060:2181:3617:F2DA:4FFB:9DB2:3FAE