Begum Bazaar
Begum Bazaar | |
|---|---|
Inner City | |
  Begum Bazaar Location in Telangana, India | |
| Coordinates:17°22′24″N78°28′26″E/ 17.373412°N 78.473774°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Hyderabad |
| Founded by | Haji Syed Yaqoob Tawakali Ishaqui |
| Government | |
| • Type | Government of Telangana |
| • Body | GHMC |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu,Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| PIN | 500 012 |
| Lok Sabhaconstituency | Hyderabad |
| Vidhan Sabhaconstituency | Goshamahal |
| Planningagency | GHMC |
Begum Bazaaris the biggest commercial market inHyderabad,India.[1]It was established during theQutb Shahirule. Begum Bazaar is located about a half of akilometerfrom the Naya Pul bridge in the Old City. It is an old retail and wholesale market for household commodities. Several popular brassware merchants and copper brassware traders are based here. The bazaar is also known for its congestion and heavy traffic. It is also famous for spices and the markets nearbyCharminar,a historic monument.
Begum Bazaar also boasts the second biggest fish market in Hyderabad, only behind the one at Musheerabad.
The adjoiningMoazzam Jahi Marketis the largest fruit and vegetable market in the city. This market is being slowly replaced by the one at Kothapet, beyond Dilsukhnagar.
It is also close to the historicOsmania General Hospitaland theMusi River.The Jumerat Bazaar is specially hosted on Thursdays where various kinds of household commodities are sold. Mangal Bazaar is the main place in Begum Bazaar where household utensils are sold.
History
[edit]The land of Begum Bazaar was gifted to the merchants of Hyderabad by Humda Begum, the wife ofHis HighnessNizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II,for trade and commerce. After developing into a market, this bazaar came to be known as Begum Bazaar. [2]
Transport
[edit]TheTSRTCbuses connect Begum Bazaar with all parts of the city. Afzal Gunj is the nearest bus stop.
The closestMMTSrailway station is at Malakpet while the Nampally station is also nearby. The nearest metro station is MGBS.
Political
[edit]Begum Bazaar falls under the Goshamahal Assembly Constituency which is part of Hyderabad's Lok Sabha Seat.T.Raja Singh Lodhis a BJP MLA from Goshamahal (Assembly constituency), Hyderabad.
See also
[edit]- Arabber
- Bazaar
- Bazaari
- Hawker centre(Asia) a centre where street food is sold
- Haat bazaar
- Market (place)
- Peddler
- Retail
- Street vendor
- Street food
- Jumerath Bazar
