Kalan Bazaar
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Kalan Bazaar
کلاں بازار | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
City | Rawalpindi |
The Kalan Bazaar (Urdu: کلاں بازار) is a bazaar located in Rawalpindi.[1][2] The bazaar houses fancy garments, jewellery, electronics, flowers and shrouds.
History
Kalan is a Persian word for "big".[3]
The historical importance of Kalan Bazar was so much that President Richard Nixon, who came to Pakistan during the presidency of General Ayub Khan, paid a special visit to it.[3] In addition, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Fatima Jinnah, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Khan Abdul Wali Khan, Mumtaz Daultana, Sardar Shaukat Hayat, Ataullah Shah Bukhari, Mufti Mahmood, Shah Ahmad Noorani, Agha Shorish Kashmiri, Ghulam Ullah Khan, and Ehtisham ul Haq Thanvi were also present in the bazaar when dignitaries came.[3]
References
- ^ "راولپنڈی جوکبھی ایک خوابیدہ شہر تھا - تاریخ دنیا میگزین".
- ^ "Kalan Bazaar | Pakistan Tourism Portal". paktourismportal.com. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "Remembering Kalan Bazaar's glorious past". The Express Tribune. March 23, 2022.
Further reading
- Khan, Ali (2015). RawulPindee - The Raj Years
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