Anarkali Bazaar اناركلى بازار | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| City | Lahore |
| Administrative town | Data Gunj Buksh |
| Union council | 72 |
Anarkali Bazaar (Punjabi,Urdu:اناركلى بازار) is a majorbazaar[1] inLahore,Punjab,Pakistan. Anarkali also serves as a neighbourhood and union council ofData Gunj Buksh Tehsil of Lahore. It is situated in the region that extends from the south ofLahori Gate of theWalled City to across theMall Road.[2]
The bazaar was listed in the2020 World Monuments Watch by theWorld Monuments Fund[3] to highlight the urgent need for itspreservation and protection, since it is currently endangered due to neglect.[4]
The Anarkali bazaar is one of the oldest surviving markets in theIndian Subcontinent, dating back at least 200 years. It derives its name from the nearbymausoleum thought to be that of atawaif namedAnārkalī, who was 'chased out of town' by order of theMughal EmperorAkbar for having a love affair with his son,Prince Salīm, who would later become EmperorJahāngīr. Anarkali is reportedly buried in a building of Civil Sectt. Lahore, which is adjacent to Anarkali Bazar.[5]
Shops in Anarkali sell textiles, garments, jewellery, and many other items.[6] The bazaar is now divided into two sections: the 'Old Anarkali Bazaar' and the 'New Anarkali Bazaar'. The former is noted for itstraditional food items, and the latter for its traditional handicraft and embroidery.[7] Within the New Anarkali Baazaar are markets known as Bano Bazaar, Dhani Ram Road, Jan Muhammad Road, Aabkari Road, Paisa Akhbar, Urdu Bazar, Aibak Road andPaan Gali. New Anarkali Bazar is also famous for halwa puri of Ghosha-e-Shireen, Zafar & Imam Din; nihari of Waris and siri paye of Nasir.
The mausoleum ofSultan Qutb ud-Din Aibak ofMamluk Sultanate is also located in Anarkali Bazaar. In the early 1970s, themausoleum was renovated on the orders of the thenPrime MinisterZulfiqar Ali Bhutto.[8]
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