Bazaar city and South Asian life. A number of bazaar districts have been listed as World Heritage sites due to their historical and/or architectural significance. Visiting a bazaar or souq has also become a popular tourist pastime. The origin of the word "bazaar" comes from Persian "bāzār". from Middle Persian "wāzār", from Old Persian "vāčar", from Proto-Indo-Iranian "*wahā-čarana". The term, bazaar, spread from Persia into Arabia and ultimately throughout the Middle East. In North America, the United Kingdom and some other European countries, the term can be used as a synonym for a "rummage sale", to describe charity fundraising events held
Bazaar published in 1922 In Albania, two distinct types of bazaar can be found; Bedesten (also known as bezistan, bezisten, bedesten) which refers to a covered bazaar and an open bazaar. In Nepal, India and Bangladesh, a Haat bazaar (also known as "hat" or "haat" or "hatt") refers to a regular produce market, typically held once or twice per week. In India, and also Pakistan, a town or city's main market is known as a Saddar Bazaar. These are mutually agreed border bazaars and haats of India on borders of India with its neighbours. A Qaysari Bazaar is a type of