Bazaar Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is "Kapalıçarşı" (gated shopping area), while the Spice Bazaar is the "Mısır Çarşısı" (Egyptian shopping area). The Arabic term, souk (souq or suk) is a synonym for bazaar in Arab-speaking countries. Bazaars originated in the Middle East, probably in Persia. Pourjafara et al., point to historical records documenting the concept of a bazaar as early as 3000 BC. By the 4th century (CE), a network of bazaars had sprung up alongside ancient caravan trade routes. Bazaars were typically situated in close proximity to ruling palaces, citadels or mosques, not only because the city afforded traders some
Bazaar-e-Husn Bazaar-e-Husn Bazaar-e-Husn () or Seva Sadan () is a Hindustani novel by Munshi Premchand. It was originally written in Urdu under the title "Bazaar-e-Husn" ("Market of Beauty" or Red-light district) but was first published in Hindi from Calcutta as "Seva Sadan" ("The House of Service"), in 1919. It was published in Urdu, in 1924, from Lahore. "Bazaar-e-Husn" was Premchand's first major novel; before it, he had published four novellas in Urdu of about 100 pages each. K. Subramaniam adapted the novel as a Tamil movie, "Sevasadanam" (1938), which was the first film for the famous Carnatic music singer, M. S.