Begum Bazaar Explained

Begum Bazaar
Settlement Type:Inner City
Pushpin Map:India Telangana
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates:17.3734°N 78.4738°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Telangana
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hyderabad
Founder:Haji Syed Yaqoob Tawakali Ishaqui
Government Type:Government of Telangana
Governing Body:GHMC
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:500 012
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Hyderabad
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Goshamahal
Blank3 Name Sec1:Planning agency
Blank3 Info Sec1:GHMC

Begum Bazaar is the biggest commercial market in Hyderabad, India.[1] It was established during the Qutb Shahi rule. Begum Bazaar is located about a half of a kilometer from the Naya Pul bridge in the Old City. It is an old retail and wholesale market for household commodities. Several popular brassware merchants and copper brassware traders are based here. The bazaar is also known for its congestion and heavy traffic. It is also famous for spices and the markets nearby Charminar, a historic monument.

Begum Bazaar also boasts the second biggest fish market in Hyderabad, only behind the one at Musheerabad.

The adjoining Moazzam Jahi Market is the largest fruit and vegetable market in the city. This market is being slowly replaced by the one at Kothapet, beyond Dilsukhnagar.

It is also close to the historic Osmania General Hospital and the Musi River. The Jumerat Bazaar is specially hosted on Thursdays where various kinds of household commodities are sold. Mangal Bazaar is the main place in Begum Bazaar where household utensils are sold.

History

The land of Begum Bazaar was gifted to the merchants of Hyderabad by Humda Begum, the wife of His Highness Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II, for trade and commerce. After developing into a market, this bazaar came to be known as Begum Bazaar. [2]

Transport

The TSRTC buses connect Begum Bazaar with all parts of the city. Afzal Gunj is the nearest bus stop.

The closest MMTS railway station is at Malakpet while the Nampally station is also nearby.The nearest metro station is MGBS.

Political

Begum Bazaar falls under the Goshamahal Assembly Constituency which is part of Hyderabad's Lok Sabha Seat. T.Raja Singh Lodh is a BJP MLA from Goshamahal (Assembly constituency), Hyderabad.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.siasat.com/english/news/breaking-news-blast-rock-begum-bazaar Blast Rocks Begum Bazaar
  2. Web site: Begum Bazaar Hyderabad-Indianmirror.