Dordoy Bazaar

42°56′00″N 74°37′15″E / 42.93333°N 74.62083°E / 42.93333; 74.62083 Dordoy Bazaar (Kyrgyz: Дордой Базары, romanized: Dordoi Bazary; Russian: Рынок Дордой) is a large wholesale and retail market in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The largest bazaar in Kyrgyzstan, it is one of Asia's greatest public marketplaces, comparable to Bangkok's Chatuchak Weekend Market or Tehran's Grand Bazaar.[1]

Dordoy Bazaar is a major shopping and employment centre for the Bishkek metropolitan area and entire Chuy River Valley region. It is also one of the main entrepôts through which consumer goods from China arrive at shops and markets in Kazakhstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan.[2] According to some economists, this re-export (the other center for which, targeting Uzbekistan, is the Karasuu Bazar at Kara-Suu, Osh Region) is one of two largest economic activities of Kyrgyzstan.[3]

  1. ^ "'Made in China' moves into Russia's backyard". By Daniel Sershen. "The Christian Science Monitor", 4 January 2007.
  2. ^ Uzbek-favoured Bishkek market catches fire Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine (uznews.com, 9 April 2008)
  3. ^ Sebastien Peyrouse, Economic Aspects of China-Central Asia Rapprochment Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine. Central Asia – Caucasus Institute, Silk Road Studies Program. 2007. p. 18.