{{Use Pakistani English|date = May 2022}} {{other uses|Anarkali (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Anarkali Bazaar | native_name = {{nastaliq|اناركلى بازار}} | native_name_lang = ur | nickname = | motto = | image_skyline = Inside view of anarkali bazar.jpg | image_caption = Street view of the bazaar | image_seal = | map_caption = | settlement_type = Bazaar | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{PAK}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Punjab | subdivision_type2 = City | subdivision_name2 = Lahore | subdivision_type3 = Administrative town | subdivision_name3 = Data Gunj Buksh | subdivision_type4 = Union council | subdivision_name4 = 72 | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | footnotes = }}
'''Anarkali Bazaar''' (Punjabi, {{langx|ur|{{nq|اناركلى بازار}}}}) is a major bazaar<ref name="English Grammar and Composition for High Classes">{{cite book|title=The Anarkali Bazaar (Across the Wagah: An Indian's Sojourn in Pakistan)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HGqsWktyFcEC&q=Anarkali+Bazaar&pg=PA83|author=Maneesha Tikekar|via=Google Books website|year=2004|access-date=7 March 2021|pages=83, 88 and 357|publisher=Bibliophile South Asia|isbn=9788185002347|archive-date=27 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127104337/https://books.google.com/books?id=HGqsWktyFcEC&q=Anarkali+Bazaar&pg=PA83#v=snippet&q=Anarkali%20Bazaar&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Anarkali also serves as a neighbourhood and union council of Data Gunj Buksh Tehsil of Lahore. It is situated in the region that extends from the south of Lahori Gate of the Walled City to across the Mall Road.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rekindling the Anarkali romance|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/929734-rekindling-the-anarkali-romance|access-date=2022-02-01|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|archive-date=2022-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201015224/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/929734-rekindling-the-anarkali-romance|url-status=live}}</ref> The bazaar also hosts the 1200 year old Valmiki Mandir.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hindu temple restored in Pakistan after Christian ‘owners’ evicted |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/valmiki-mandir-lahore-pakistan-restored-b2138068.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250723074725/https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/valmiki-mandir-lahore-pakistan-restored-b2138068.html |archive-date=2025-07-23 |access-date=2025-08-11 |work=The Independent |language=en-GB}}</ref>
The bazaar was listed in the 2020 World Monuments Watch by the World Monuments Fund<ref>{{Cite web|author=Katia Hetter|title=25 of the world's most endangered places|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/world-monuments-watch-2020/index.html|access-date=2022-02-01|website=CNN|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131140039/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/world-monuments-watch-2020/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> to highlight the urgent need for its preservation and protection, since it is currently endangered due to neglect.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anarkali Bazaar|url=https://www.wmf.org/project/anarkali-bazaar|access-date=2022-02-01|website=World Monuments Fund|language=en|archive-date=2022-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201220358/https://www.wmf.org/project/anarkali-bazaar|url-status=live}}</ref>
==History== [[File:Qutbuddin Aibak Tomb ahore 02.jpg|thumb|The mausoleum of Sultan Qutb ud-din Aibak of Mamluk Sultanate, in Lahore, renovated in the early 1970s.]] The Anarkali bazaar is one of the oldest surviving markets in the Indian Subcontinent, dating back at least 200 years. It derives its name from the nearby mausoleum thought to be that of a tawaif named Anārkalī, who was 'chased out of town' by order of the Mughal Emperor Akbar for having a love affair with his son, Prince Salīm, who would later become Emperor Jahāngīr. Anarkali is reportedly buried in a building of Civil Sectt. Lahore, which is adjacent to Anarkali Bazar. <ref>{{cite web|title=Legend: Anarkali: myth, mystery and history|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/694833/legend-anarkali-myth-mystery-and-history|access-date=2013-09-05|archive-date=2013-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016222541/http://beta.dawn.com/news/694833/legend-anarkali-myth-mystery-and-history|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Anakali Stop at Mall Road.jpg|thumb|Green patch near Anarkali Bus Stop on Mall Road.]]
==Bazaar== Shops in Anarkali sell textiles, garments, jewellery, and many other items.<ref name="Tikekar2004">{{cite book|last=Tikekar|first=Maneesha|title=Across the Wagah: An Indian's Sojourn in Pakistan, Anarkali Bazaar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HGqsWktyFcEC&pg=PA83|access-date=7 March 2021|year=2004|publisher=Bibliophile South Asia|isbn=978-81-85002-34-7|page=83}}</ref> The bazaar is now divided into two sections: the 'Old Anarkali Bazaar' and the 'New Anarkali Bazaar'. The former is noted for its traditional food items, and the latter for its traditional handicraft and embroidery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://travel.hamariweb.com/Asia/Pakistan/Lahore/Shopping/Anarkali-Bazar|title=Anarkali Bazaar|website=travel.hamariweb.com|access-date=7 March 2021|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117211236/https://travel.hamariweb.com/Asia/Pakistan/Lahore/Shopping/Anarkali-Bazar|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 and Paan 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 of Sultan Qutb ud-Din Aibak of Mamluk Sultanate is also located in Anarkali Bazaar. In the early 1970s, the mausoleum was renovated on the orders of the then Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-09-07|title=The Khawajas of Aibak Road|url=https://nation.com.pk/08-Sep-2014/the-khawajas-of-aibak-road|access-date=2022-02-01|website=The Nation|language=en|archive-date=2023-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124034829/https://nation.com.pk/08-Sep-2014/the-khawajas-of-aibak-road|url-status=live}}</ref>
==See also== * S. Mohkam-ud-Din and Sons Bakers * Naulakha Bazaar * Al-Karim Bakers * Jallundhar Moti Choor House * Delhi Muslim Hotel * Nizam Hotel
== Bibliography ==
* Nevile, Pran. Lahore: A Sentimental Journey. India, Penguin Books, 2006.
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Bazaars in Pakistan}}
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