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  YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> bazaar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Pahlavi dynasty viewed the bazaar as an impediment to the modern society that they wished to create and sought to enact policies that would erode the bazaar's importance.
They were aware that the alliance of the mercantile and artisan forces in the bazaar with the Shia and Islamic fundamentalist clergy posed a serious threat to Imperial government, as occurred in 1890 and again during the Constitutional Revolution of 1905-07.
The emergence of such an alliance in the period from 1923 to 1924 is believed by many scholars to have convinced Reza Shah not to establish a republic, as Ataturk had done in Turkey, but to establish a new dynasty based upon his family.
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/bazaar   (569 words)

  
 Mara Ahmed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This collage was inspired by the Anarkali Bazaar in Lahore, Pakistan.
Anarkali, which literally means pomegranate blossom, was the name of a slave girl who fell in love with Prince Salim in the 16th century and, legend has it, was walled alive by Emperor Akbar.
The Lahore Museum, situated near Anarkali Bazaar, is the oldest and largest museum in Pakistan.
www-pub.naz.edu:9000 /~mahmed3   (604 words)

  
 PTDC (LAHORE BAZAAR'S INFORMATION)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Anarkali bazaar is the most fascinating of the city’s many bazaars.
The alleys and lanes of this bazaar are full of exciting wares, especially traditional crafts like leather ware, embroidered garments glass bangles, beaten gold and silver jewellery, creations in silk Anything that your wish for a bargain.
In the bazaars of the Old city one still comes across tiny shops where craftsmen can be see busy turning out master-pieces in copper, brass, silver as well as textiles in the traditional fashion.
www.tourism.gov.pk /d_lahorebazar.html   (199 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In the bazaars of the Old City one still comes across tiny shops where craftsmen can be seen busy turning out master-pieces in copper, brass, silver as well as textiles in the traditional fashion.
Although most parts of the Royal fort were constructed around 1566 AD by the Mughal Emperor, Akbar the Great, there is a evidence that a mud fort was in existence here in 1021 AD as well, when mud fort and constructed most of the modern Fort, as we see it today, on the old foundations.
The alleys and lanes of this bazaar are full of exciting wears, especially traditional crafts like leather wear, embroidered garments glass bangles, beaten gold and silver jewellery, creations in silk.
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 Bazaar
Bazaars and market places in the Lahore is of course legendary- the Kashmiri, Suha, Chatta, Dabbi, Anarkali of the old city, and Liberty and Gulberg main market in modern Lahore.
Anarkali Bazaar is a treasure-trove, selling virtually everything from handicraft to transistor radio, tin sauce pan to refrigerator, a maze of lanes and alleys which stretch northwards from the Mall at the Central Museum end.
The bazaars in the old city are the ones people dreams about-tiny alleys, some of which will admit a rickshaw, a string of donkeys or carts- and pedestrians have to leap into doorways to give room.some alleys are only possible single file.
www.seoml.com /bazaar.htm   (432 words)

  
 Lahore - Sites of Interest
Anarkali (Pomogranate Blossom) was the title given to Nadira Begum or Sharf-un-Nisa, one of the favourites of the harem of Emperor Akbar.
Suspecting that Anarkali was having an affair with his son, he ordered that she be buried alive.
Sheikh Ilmuddin Ansari, a native of Jhang in Chiniot district, was a hakim (physician) by profession, who gradually rose to the position of wazir (governor) in the reign of Shah Jahan and received the title of Wazir Khan.
www.ualberta.ca /~rnoor/sites.html   (13636 words)

  
 Lahore - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Anarkali Bazaar is one of Lahore's most historic markets with every type of shop imaginable.
A famous Lahore cafe is the Pak Tea House in Anarkali which is a favourite haunt for intellectuals and artists.
The two Eids, Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha commemorate the passing of the month of fasting, Ramadan, and the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Prophet Ishmael for Allah.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Lahore   (3702 words)

  
 King Edward Medical University
The Lahore of Kipling, Salim's Lahore, Anarkali's Lahore, the Lahore of Shah Jahan, of Dara Shikoh, of Aurangzeb...
That remains unanswered as yet, for the greatness of Lahore is a culmination of centuries of happenings, experiences, the integral culture, and the people..combined with the physical form of the City.
It is present in the monuments, in the bazaars, in the old buildings lining the Mall, or in the vast expanses of the sports grounds in the Cantonement.
www.kemc.edu /history_lahore.html   (985 words)

  
 Anarkali | chapati mystery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Every single trip I took to Old Anarkali bazaar in Lahore as a youth had one hidden motive: Try to guess which wall is Anarkali, the nautch-girl who dared love the Emperor’s son, cemented in.
Anarkali steps forward and says that she will sacrifice her life instead but to spend one night with her lover.
AnarKali’s tomb is situated inside the lahore Civil Secretariat at the Lower Mall Rd, and the building is in use of the Archives Department.
www.chapatimystery.com /archives/homistan/anarkali.html   (1177 words)

  
 PakistaniExporters.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Anarkali is the most fascinating of the city's many bazaars.
The alleys and lanes of this bazaar are full of exciting wares, especially traditional crafts like leatherwear, embroided garments, glass bangles, beaten gold and silver jewelry, creation in silk- anything that you wish to bargain.
Some good buys can be found in the brass bazaar in the old city but it is difficult to find and is usually unpolished or still coated in tin.
www.pakistaniexporters.com /static/about_pakistan/lahore.aspx   (2602 words)

  
 Asia & Middle East
Anarkali bazaar is the most fascinating of Lahore citys many bazaars.
The alleys and lanes of this bazaar are full of exciting wares, especially traditional crafts like leather ware, embroidered garments, glass bangles, beaten gold and silver jewellery, creations in silk.
My dad worked in Lahore for a number of years in the early 1990's and has lasting memories of Anarkali Bazaar where this doll was found.
members.tripod.com /clairehelen-ivil/goclairedolls/id3.html   (400 words)

  
 Anarkali - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anarkali (Urdu: اناركلى; Hindi: अनारकली; anārkalī) ("pomegranate blossom") is a bazār (market) located on Mall Road in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
As she was a dancing girl, not of noble birth, the romance was forbidden by the prince's father, Muġal Emperor Akbar.
Anārkalī, whose title means "pomegranate blossom" (bestowed for her beauty), was buried alive in a wall said to be located within the bazaar, by the order of Emperor Akbar.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anarkali   (589 words)

  
 Anarkali Bazaar,Anarkali Bazaar Lahore,Anarkali Bazaar in Lahore,Lahore Anarkali Bazaar,Anarkali Bazaar of Lahore
One of the most fascinating bazaars not only in Lahore but also in Pakistan, Anarkali Bazaar was named after the famous courtesan of Akbar's court called Anarkali (Pomegranate Blossom).
The bazaar is a place where you can experience a harmonious blend of art and commerce.
Anarkali bazaar is famous for its traditional crafts like leather ware, embroidered garments, glass bangles, beaten gold and silver jewellery, and creations in silk-anything.
www.pakistanholiday.com /pakistan-culture/anarkali-bazar-lahore.html   (199 words)

  
 LAHORE
The city has two main roads: the Grand Trunk Road runs roughly from east to west and is known as The Mall as it passes through the cantonment; Murree Road breaks north from The Mall, crosses the railway and brushes the east end of the old city on its way to Islamabad.
the two main bazaar areas are Raja Bazaar in the old city and Saddar Bazaar, which developed as the cantonment bazaar between the old city and the Mall.
The heart of the bazaar is along Kashmir Road and Massey Gate.
pakistansite.tripod.com /lahore.htm   (17719 words)

  
 Untitled Document
In the old city, the main bazaars are the Kashmiri, Suha, Chatta, Dubbi, and Anarkali.
The Anarkali Bazaar in the old city, named after a courtesan of Akbar, is usually considered the largest and best of them all.
Near the Anarkali Bazaar is Lahore's red-light district.
www.macalester.edu /geography/courses/geog261/rhicks/leisure.htm   (484 words)

  
 travel LAHORE tours.
The main attraction of the city is its beautiful Architecture and bustling Bazaars.
There are numerous mosques monuments bazaars, evening Musical programs and a variety Lifestyle in the city.
Later drive to Delhi gate visit the Delhi gate bazaar and Wazir Khan mosque one of the most beautiful mosques in the country.
tours.hypermart.net /pakistan/lahore.htm   (754 words)

  
 Lahore : Views around Town
The Mughal history hangs around Lahore, in the names of places, central routes and bazaars, as well as the stunning monuments which form the main public spaces.
This bazaar starts at the edge of the old city and stretches to the main British mall.
Anarkali `Pomegranate blossom' was one of Akbar's dancing girls, who he had buried alive after for her looks and advances at Akbar's son Jehangir.
www.mango.itgo.com /lahore_main.htm   (715 words)

  
 Lahore revisited   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
But, I was more anxious to see the familiar sites on the Mall, Anarkali Bazaar and in the walled city.
As I entered the bazaar from Nila Gumbaz it appeared narrower than what it was in my days and also far more congested.
The once famous Bhalla Shoe Co, the dominant landmark of Anarkali, continues to be a shoe under the banner of ‘Milli Shoes’.
www.mahapunjab.org /articles/old/oldnevile.html   (2256 words)

  
 Case against 10 cops, three shopkeepers: Anarkali Bazaar brawl -DAWN - National; December 6, 2002
FAISALABAD, Dec 5: Kotwali police have registered a case against 10 Rescue-15 officials and three traders on charges of disturbing law and order at a local commercial centre.
Sources said a Rescue-15 team had gone to the local Anarkali Bazaar on being informed that two groups of traders were quarrelling over some financial dispute.
The shopkeepers of Anarkali Bazaar and its adjoining markets became infuriated when they were informed that some of their fellow shopkeepers had been tortured by the police and arrested.
www.dawn.com /2002/12/06/nat32.htm   (254 words)

  
 LAHORE FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Further down the bazaar, one will find the beautiful Wazir Khan Mosque, named after a viceroy of the Punjab during the reign of Shah Jahan.
Legend has it that a very beautiful dancer was dancing in one of the palaces of Emperor Akbar and his son, Prince Salim (Emperor Jahangir), fell in love with her.
In Lahore, where the present-day Anarkali Bazaar is, people were beginning to build a wall in which to bury Anarkali's body in.
www.bellancas.com /Lahore   (3121 words)

  
 Eid shopping picks up in Faisalabad -DAWN - National; November 1, 2005
The shopping activity has not gained as much momentum as was seen over the years in the traditionally well-frequented commercial centres of the city, as the people are still in grief and they have preferred to contribute to the funds for the victims.
During visits to the city commercial centres like the Katchery Bazaar, Bhawana Bazaar, Aminpur Bazaar, Rail Bazaar, Anarkali Bazaar and other shopping areas, very few people were seen shopping for their children.
Sharif Zaman, who runs a bangle shop in Anarkali Bazaar, told this correspondent that they had purchased a huge stock of bangles from Hyderabad and Karachi about a month ago.
www.dawn.com /2005/11/01/nat21.htm   (526 words)

  
 EXCURSION TO SHALIMAR GARDENS
In the bazaars of the old city, one still comes across tiny shops where craftsmen can be seen busy turning out masterpieces in copper, brass, silver, as well as textiles in traditional fashion.
AnarkaliAnarkali bazaar is the most fascinating of the city’s many bazaars.
The alleys and lanes of Anarkali are full of exciting wares, especially traditional crafts like leather ware, embroidered garments, glass bangles, beaten gold and silver jewellery, etc.
www.gerrystravel.com /gtours/newlahore.html   (793 words)

  
 Lahore Markets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Bazaars and market places in the Lahore include the Kashmiri, Suha, Chatta, Dabbi, Anarkali of the old city, and Liberty and Gulberg Main Market in modern Lahore.
Anarkali Bazaar is old and famous one, selling virtually everything from handicraft to transistor radio, tin sauce pan to refrigerator, a maze of lanes and alleys which stretch northwards from the Mall at the Central Museum end.
The bazaars in the old city are the ones people dreams about-tiny alleys, some of which will admit a rickshaw, a string of donkeys or carts- and pedestrians have to leap into doorways to give room
www.lahoremarkets.com   (377 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Food is dished out straight from the oven with the sights and sounds of a bazaar in the background.
The most colourful city market is the Anarkali Bazaar, with shops lining the narrow lanes beckoning the visitor to look at a vast array of goods.
The bazaar specialises in selling traditional handicrafts items like leatherware, embroidered fabrics, gold and silver jewellery, multi-coloured glass bangles, and finery in silk.
www.journeymart.com /DExplorer/AsiaIS/pakistan/Lahore/default.asp?SubLink=DExplorer/AsiaIS/Pakistan/Lahore/viAround_Inc.htm   (1342 words)

  
 about   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A bazaar (in Persian: بازار) is a market, often covered, typically found in areas of Persian and some Islamic culture.
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.
In some African countries the souk was a place where people could come and talk, or sit down to tell stories.
fancy.zecilia.se /bazaars/about.html   (369 words)

  
 Pakistan Activities,Cluture & Religion
It remains the property of the Abbasi family, one of the wealthiest families of Pakistan, and can only be visited with their permission.
Anarkali bazaar is the most fascinating of the Lahore's many bazaars.
Food street blend in historical setup of Anarkali bazaar gives dazzling look to the bazaar.
www.southtravels.com /asia/pakistan/50reasons3.html   (1173 words)

  
 HIGHLIGHTS OF PAKISTAN - 07 NIGHTS / 08 DAYS | HIGHLIGHTS OF PAKISTAN - 07 NIGHTS / 08 DAYS
The bazaar is known as the Qissa Khawani (Story Tellers) bazaar: Years ago, caravans used to travel from Russia and China into Persia, and Peshawar used to be the Gateway.
coppersmith's bazaar, which flourished from the 1st century B.C. to the 5th century A.D. Continue to Mahabat Khan's mosque, built in 1670 by the Governor of Peshawar under Moghal Emperor Shah Jahan.
Next we proceed to the Anarkali Bazaar, named after a pretty dancer named Anarkali who was put to death by Emperor Akbar for having an affair with Prince Salim,who later became Emperor Jehangir.
www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/9287.html   (2145 words)

  
 anarkali
It is believedthat the original name of Anarkali was Nadira or Sharfunnisa and that she...
Anarkali wows audiences abroad, sparks controversy at home and generates 1.5...Notwithstanding the debate on the merits of the choice of the Anarkali...
Anarkali is a bazaar (market) located on Mall Road in Lahore, Pakistan.
swinglove.net /anarkali   (691 words)

  
 Punjab Pakistan
he tomb of Nadira Begum alias Anarkali, is situated in a corner of the Civil Secretariat of Punjab Governent at Lahore.
The tomb is circular in shape and rooted with a vast and lofty dome supported from inside by eight massive arches 12 feet 3 inches thick.
narkali bazaar is the most fascinating of the city's many bazaars.
www.vista-tourism.com /geography/punjab.htm   (5260 words)

  
 Pugwash Delegates Shop In Pak
As one of the participants put it: What I remember the most is interaction with common man, their warmth and yearning for peace.
Most of the delegates during their sojourn went on a shoping binge in Lahore's heart - Anarkali bazaar - probabaly to keep it as souvenir.
It is in Anarkali bazaar wherefrom the participants had most of their shopping.
www.jammu-kashmir.com /archives/archives2006/kashmir20060316b.html   (546 words)

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