Bazaar of Tabriz

The Bazaar of Tabriz is one of the largest and most important bazaars in middle East. The architecture style, planty of shops, several jobs and many historic  mosques and schools beside the arcades, make it as a symbol of a commercial environment and islamic, oriental life.

Tabriz lies on the way of East and west, so from the early days of existence it was regarded as a suitable place for goods exchanging between Europe and Asia, also for exporting it’s fine industrial and agricultural products, many bazaars and bargain centers were needed, to sell them.

There are many writings about Tabriz bazaars, merchandise and commercial conditions, written by historians, geographers and moslem or foreign tourists.

During the reign of Nadershah, there was no register in Tabriz security and trading but during the reign of Karimkhan Tabriz had a relative register in trading and security, Ahmad Khan Danbali in khoy and Najafgolikhan Baiglari in Tabriz were the security founders, Tabriz became the power center and many palaces and citadels were built. After an earthquake in 1760 A.D. making rampart around the city started. This great wall had eight gates: khiyaban gate, Ala or Bagmishe gate, Sorkhab gate, Shotorban gate, Estanboul gate, Sard gate, Mehadmahin gate, and Nobar gate, the next years some small markets were made behind the gates and mostly joined to central bazaar. Some of the small markets were these: khiyaban Rangli Bazaar (colory bazaar) – Bagmishe market- Sorkhab market.

Shotorban market- Estanbul market and Qajil door market. They are remained today and are known as the same names.

During the reign of Abbas Mirza Tabriz was the second capital city (the succession to the thrown was living there), so many excellent bazaars and arcades were built and merchants with several goods and merchandise came to Tabriz. The central State supported the merchants of Tabriz. The trading developed and Tabriz became an important city for traders and tourists.

■ The Famouse Rows of Tabriz Bazaar

 ( in Persian language  the word for Row is Rasteh)

Amir bazaar, Kaffashan bazaar, Haramkhaneh bazaar, Rastebazaar, Yamanidooz bazaar, Halajan bazaar, Qizbasti bazaar, Sarajan bazaar, Kolahdoozan bazaar, Dalalezan bazaar, Sadeghiye bazaar, Mesgaran bazaar, Haj Mohammad Hossein bazaar, Mosheer bazaar, Shotorban bazaar, Saffi bazaar, Mir Abolhassan bazaar, Shishegharkhane bazaar, Rangli bazaar, Khiyaban bazaar.

■­ Firms and commercial Houses of Tabriz

(Timcheh and Sarai)

Timcheh (it is a Persian word for place having afew firms) Sheykh Kazem, Hajsheykh, Dodari, Haj Taghi, Haj Mohammad Goli, Mirza Shafi, Hosseini, Qand Frooshan, Omid, Haj Abolgasem in Qeezbasti bazaar, Hashemiyeh, Sadiyeh in Haramkhane bazaar and Mozaffariye.

■ The commercial hauses

 (Sarai is the word for commercial house in Persian language)

HajRassoul Sarai, Hajmirza Alinaghi in Shishegar Khane bazaar, Amirinn and commercial house, Mirza Jalil, Shahzadeh sarai in Yamanidooz bazaar,Shahzadeh Sarai in Sadeghiye bazaar, Gorjilar Sarai in Qeezbasti, Almaniha Sarai, Sahebdivan Sarai.