Bohri Bazaar, also known as Bohra Bazaar, () is a

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located in

Saddar Town Saddar Town (صدر ٹاؤن) lies in the Karachi District (South), Karachi District South that forms much of the historic colonial core of Karachi, in the Sindh province of Pakistan. According to the 2023 Pakistani census, Saddar Subdivision ...

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, Pakistan. It is one of the oldest

marketplace A marketplace, market place, or just market, is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods. In different parts of the world, a marketplace may be described as a ''souk'' (from ...

s of Karachi. Bohri Bazaar was once the most famous shopping place in Karachi. It has historical importance similar to

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’s Grand Bazaar.

History

Bohri Bazaar was established in 1939 as a location for camps for British military personnel. The bazaar named after Bohra community of Karachi. The community has built a mosque called Tahiri Masjid at the centre of the bazaar. As of August 2022, the bazaar consists of at least 5,000 shops.

Incidents

Parts of Bohri Bazaar were badly damaged in a fire in 1958 but were rebuilt, and again in the

1987 Karachi car bombing The 1987 Karachi car bombing were two car bombings in Karachi, Pakistan on 14 July 1987 that killed 72 people and wounding 250. Bombings On 14 July 1987, two vehicles drove into the Bohri Bazaar in Karachi, Pakistan packed with RDX and parked. T ...

and were restored later.

References

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