The word bazaar is from the Persian word bāzār, this word itself
comes from the Pahlavi word baha-char (بهاچار), meaning "the
place of prices". Although the meaning of the word "bazaar"
started in Persia, it has spread and is now used in many
countries around world. The world's biggest bazaar is the Grand
Bazaar, Tehran, other well-known ones are the Grand Bazaar in
Istanbul, the Old Bazaar in Cairo, the Chandni Chowk in Delhi or
the Anarkali Bazar in Lahore. Very often, banks, or
moneylenders, cafes and mosques can also be found in a bazaar.
Other pages [change] - "bazaar".
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bazaar. Retrieved
2007-02-17. - "BAZAAR s. H. &c. From P. bāzār, a permanent
market or street of shops.". University of Chicago.
http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-
bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.0:1:171.hobson. Retrieved
2007-07-19.