 Interactive map of Zakaria Street | |
| Native name | |
|---|---|
| Maintained by | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |
| Location | Kolkata, India |
| Postal code | 700073 |
| NearestKolkata Metro station | M.G. Road,Central Metro |
| Coordinates | 22°34′38″N88°21′29″E / 22.5771521°N 88.358129°E /22.5771521; 88.358129 |
| West end | Rabindra Sarani |
| East end | Chittaranjan Avenue |
| Other | |
| Known for | Restaurants |
Zakaria Street is a street that joins Rabindra Sarani withChittaranjan Avenue (Central Avenue) in CentralKolkata.Nakhoda Mosque is situated in this street. It is the biggest ramadan market in Kolkata.[1] Mohammad Ali Park is located very close to this street.[2] This street is very popular to food bloggers.[3]
During the colonial period, the British authority divided the city of Kolkata into two parts. There was a part of the British whose name was White Town. Zakaria Street was then part of Black Town.[4] Zakaria Street was developed as a residential area in the past. In the nineteenth century, Haji Nur Muhammad Zakaria, a Muslim businessman from theKutchi Memon community, lived on Armanitola Street. This street is named after him. Later, especially after the riots of 1910, some Muslim families left the area. In 1911, as part of the development work of Calcutta Improvement Trust on the street, it demolished several slums owned by some Muslims, leading to frequent inter-communal territorial fights between the prosperous Marwaris and working class Muslims of this area.[5] Then severalMarwari families started to dominate in this area. Frequent riots drove many Marwaris away from the street in the 1950s.[6]
There are about 100 temporary stalls on this street during the month ofRamadan. There are also at least thirty restaurants open throughout the year.[7] A variety of food is sold in front of theNakhoda Mosque on the street. This place is usually famous forsahri andiftar food duringRamadan season. A variety ofkebabs are available on this street.Haleem is available at Sufia andAminia Restaurant on Zakaria Street. Chicken Changeji, a North Indian dish, is sold on many more restaurants, including Dilli 6 on this street.Halwa andLachcha Sewai are also available here.[8] Royal India Hotel sells mutton chap and biryani here.[9] This street is popular forBakarkhani.[10]
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