Anarkali Bazaar

Anarkali Bazaar
اناركلى بازار
Street view of the bazaar
Street view of the bazaar
Map
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
CityLahore
Administrative townData Gunj Buksh
Union council72

Anarkali Bazaar (Punjabi, Urdu: اناركلى بازار) is a major bazaar[1] 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.[2]

The bazaar was listed in the 2020 World Monuments Watch by the World Monuments Fund[3] to highlight the urgent need for its preservation and protection, since it is currently endangered due to neglect.[4]

  1. ^ Maneesha Tikekar (2004). The Anarkali Bazaar (Across the Wagah: An Indian's Sojourn in Pakistan). Bibliophile South Asia. pp. 83, 88 and 357. ISBN 9788185002347. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2021 – via Google Books website.
  2. ^ "Rekindling the Anarkali romance". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  3. ^ Katia Hetter. "25 of the world's most endangered places". CNN. Archived from the original on 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  4. ^ "Anarkali Bazaar". World Monuments Fund. Archived from the original on 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-02-01.