the grand bazaar (, meaning ‘covered market’; also , meaning ‘grand market’) in istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops on a total area of 30,700 m, attracting between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. in 2014, it was listed no.1 among the world's most-visited tourist attractions with 91,250,000 annual visitors. the grand bazaar at istanbul is often regarded as one of the first shopping malls of the world.