Bhabra Bazar Explained

Bhabra Bazaar
Settlement Type:	Bazaar
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Punjab
Subdivision Type2:	City
Subdivision Name2:	Rawalpindi

Bhabra Bazaar (Urdu: {{nq|بھابڑا بازار) is an old bazaar located in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.^[1]

A food street and a historic haveli, Sajan Singh Haveli, is also situated in the bazaar.^{[2] [3]}

History

Bhabra Bazaar was founded by the followers of Jainism some centuries ago. According to historians, along with members of another tribe called Rawal, Jains also founded the city of Rawalpindi. After partition in 1947, followers of Jainism migrated to India along with Hindus and Sikhs.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. News: راولپنڈی کے بھابرہ بازار میں یادگار ماضی کے ساتھ گپ شپ . Dawn News Television . 12 May 2017 . Tahir . Saif .
2. Web site: PC-I of Bhabra Bazaar food street's rehabilitation finalised . February 2021 .
3. Web site: Bhabra Bazar | Pakistan Tourism Portal. paktourismportal.com. 17 January 2023.
4. Web site: Walking through Rawalpindi's Bhabra Bazaar was a journey into a majestic past . 6 May 2017 . Dawn.
5. Web site: Over two centuries old: Bhabra Bazaar buildings a relic of past . 12 September 2018 . The Express Tribune.
6. Web site: No Bhabra in Bhabra Bazar. Bol News.