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[[File:Jama Masjid, Delhi, watercolour, 1852.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Jama Masjid, Delhi, 1852, seen from Urdu Bazaar.]]
The '''Urdu Bazaar ('''literally 'Urdu market') is a major market in the [[old Delhi|walled city]] of [[Delhi]], [[India]] that connected the canal in the middle of [[Chandni Chowk]] to [[Jama Masjid, Delhi|Jama Masjid]]. The original market was destroyed in the aftermath of [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], but its name survives as a location near the Jama Masjid.

The [[Urdu]] language obtained its name from this market.
[[Ghalib]] lamented on the destruction of Delhi in the aftermath of the failure of the 1857 rebellion: "My dear man, when Urdu Bazaar is no more, where is [[Urdu]]? By God, Delhi is no more a city, but a camp, a cantonment. No Fort, no city, no bazaars, ..."<ref>Ghalib, 1797-1869 By Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, Ghalib, Asad-Allāh Ḫān Mīrzā Ġālib, [[Ralph Russell]], Khurshidul Islam Published by Allen & Unwin, 1969</ref>
Delhi's first Chief Executive Councillor and noted freedom fighter, [[Mir Mushtaq Ahmad]], was a resident here prior to and during his term in office and founded the Janata Cooperative Bank in Urdu Bazaar in 1956 for the benefit of local businesses and residents. His premises also hosted periodic meetings of nationally reputed poets and intellectuals.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}}

Today, the main book publishing, printing and selling markets of the [[Pakistan]]i cities such as [[Lahore]], [[Karachi]], [[Rawalpindi]] are also known as ''Urdu Bazaar''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Urdu+Bazar+Lahore/@31.5739766,74.3020203,15z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x39191ca0d46eb869:0xa22e678425888098!2sUrdu+Bazar+Anarkali,+Lahore,+Punjab+54000,+Pakistan!3b1!8m2!3d31.5747443!4d74.3096213!3m4!1s0x39191ca0ce61b021:0xdf9134daea9240e2!8m2!3d31.5758825!4d74.3097961?hl=en|title=Urdu Bazaar, Lahore - Google Maps|website=Google Maps|language=en|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Urdu+Bazar/@24.8594782,67.0143109,17z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x3eb33e11f8f50a4f:0xc33fd990ac830f4b!2sNew+Urdu+Bazar,+Gari+Khata,+Karachi,+Karachi+City,+Sindh,+Pakistan!3b1!8m2!3d24.8594733!4d67.0164996!3m4!1s0x3eb33e0df7d7d6b1:0xcb649ab41d06f313!8m2!3d24.8589267!4d67.0175665?hl=en|title=Urdu Bazar, Karachi - Google Maps|website=Google Maps|language=en|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Urdu+Bazar,+Shan+Chan+Chiragh,+Rawalpindi,+Punjab+46000,+Pakistan/@33.6164659,73.0552982,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sUrdu+Bazar,+Rawalpindi!3m4!1s0x38df94ec8fbb3777:0xbca8018bab5424c6!8m2!3d33.6164615!4d73.0574869?hl=en|title=Urdu Bazar, Rawalpindi - Google Maps|website=Google Maps|language=en|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref>

==See also==

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* [[Arabber]]
* [[Bazaar]]
* [[Bazaari]]
* [[Haat bazaar]]
* [[Hawker centre]] (Asia) a centre where street food is sold
* [[Market (place)]]
* [[Peddler]]
* [[Retail]]
* [[Street vendor]]
* [[Street food]]
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==References==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040610211800/http://www.chandnichowk.com/ Chandni Chowk's website]
*[http://www.traveladventures.org/continents/asia/chandnichowk.shtml For travellers]
*[http://www.thedelhicity.com/DelhiGuide/Dgu_lnd/chandnichowk.htm Small Description]
{{Neighborhoods of Delhi}}

[[Category:Bazaars]]
[[Category:Bazaars in India]]
[[Category:Central Delhi district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Delhi]]
[[Category:Retail markets in Delhi]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Delhi]]
[[Category:Urdu-language culture]]

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->Abutaymiyyah12 at 06:02, 17 December 2021