bazaar
Covered merchant quarter
A bazaar is a marketplace, especially in Middle Eastern and South Asian countries, typically consisting of rows of shops or stalls selling goods.
The word extends to any sale of miscellaneous items, often for charity: The church held its annual holiday bazaar.
A bazaar suggests variety and bustle—many vendors, many goods, much haggling.
Traditional Arab market
- stallEnclosed compartment or delay
- vendorOne who sells goods
- merchantOne who sells wares
- boothTemporary enclosed compartment
marketplace · emporium · hawker · peddler · trader · shopkeeper · arcade · open-air
Traditional Arab market
- medinaHistoric Arab city core
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
craftsman · local · authentic · regional · oriental · Turkish · Moroccan · Persian
Dispute price persistently
- bargainFavorable purchase price
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- barterDirect goods-for-goods exchange
- dealAgreement or distribution
offer · discount · price · counteroffer · cash · exchange · transaction · sale
Traveler's courtyard lodge
- kasbahNorth African citadel
- hammamTurkish public steam bath
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- courtyardEnclosed open-air space
fountain · dome · archway · covered · vaulted · stone · mosaic · tile
Filled beyond comfort
- bustlingFull of energetic activity
- noisyProducing much sound
- colorfulFull of varied hues
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
chaotic · labyrinthine · vibrant · exotic · sensory · cacophony · hustle · throng
souk
Traditional Arab market
booth · marketplace · emporium · hawker · peddler · trader · shopkeeper · arcade · open-air · alley
souk
Traditional Arab market
- medinaHistoric Arab city core
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
artisan · craftsman · local · authentic · regional · oriental · Turkish · Moroccan · Persian · Indian
haggle
Dispute price persistently
- bargainFavorable purchase price
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- barterDirect goods-for-goods exchange
deal · offer · discount · price · counteroffer · cash · exchange · transaction · sale · purchase
caravanserai
Traveler's courtyard lodge
courtyard · fountain · dome · archway · covered · vaulted · stone · mosaic · tile · gate
crowded
Filled beyond comfort
aromatic · chaotic · labyrinthine · vibrant · exotic · sensory · cacophony · hustle · throng · clamor
spices
Aromatic food flavorings
pottery · jewelry · leather · brassware · lanterns · ceramics · rugs · tapestry · incense · saffron
charity
Voluntary aid for others
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- Arabian NightsAladdin, Scheherazade, Ali Baba, Arabian Nights, Sinbad
- bazaarsouk, agora, stall, vendor, merchant
- fundraisingdonation, donations, donor, donors, fundraiser
- trade marketsauction house, garment district, commodity exchange, livestock auction, cattle auction
- PakistanIslamabad, Karachi, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan
bazaarsupermarket
Self-service food retailer
department store · shopping mall · chain store · big-box store · Walmart
- church bazaarFundraiser at a parish
- holiday bazaarFestive community sale event
- night bazaarEvening outdoor marketplace
- Grand BazaarHistoric Istanbul marketplace
- Harper's BazaarLongstanding fashion and style periodical