The Urdu Bazaar (literally, 'camp market') is a major market in the walled city of Delhi, India that connected the canal in the middle of Chandni Chowk to Jama Masjid. The original market was destroyed in the aftermath of Indian Rebellion of 1857, but its name survives as a location near the Jama Masjid.

Urdu Bazaar
Urdu Bazaar is located in Delhi
Urdu Bazaar
Urdu Bazaar
Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°38′59″N 77°14′00″E / 28.649746°N 77.233472°E / 28.649746; 77.233472
Country India
StateDelhi
DistrictNorth Delhi
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Jama Masjid, Delhi, 1852, seen from Urdu Bazaar.

The Urdu language obtained its name from this market. Ghalib lamented on the destruction of Delhi in the aftermath of the failure of the 1857 rebellion: "My dear man, when Urdu Bazaar is no more, where is Urdu? By God, Delhi is no more a city, but a camp, a cantonment. No Fort, no city, no bazaars, ..."[1] Delhi's first Chief Executive Councillor and noted freedom fighter, Mir Mushtaq Ahmad, was a resident here prior to and during his term in office and founded the Janata Cooperative Bank in Urdu Bazaar in 1956 for the benefit of local businesses and residents. His premises also hosted periodic meetings of nationally reputed poets and intellectuals.[citation needed]

Today, the main book publishing, printing and selling markets of the Pakistani cities such as Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi are also known as Urdu Bazaar.[2][3][4]

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  1. ^ Ghalib, 1797-1869 By Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, Ghalib, Asad-Allāh Ḫān Mīrzā Ġālib, Ralph Russell, Khurshidul Islam Published by Allen & Unwin, 1969
  2. ^ "Urdu Bazaar, Lahore - Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Urdu Bazar, Karachi - Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Urdu Bazar, Rawalpindi - Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
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