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Overview
The most famous market in old Delhi, cut by Shah Jahan in the seventeenth century beside the Jama Masjid. Its lane is still narrow and crowded with goldsmiths, cloth sellers and food vendors.
Significance
For three and a half centuries it has been the popular trading centre of India. Next to it stand the oldest Mughal mosque and the Red Fort. 1
People and things also explored
Bazaar of Tabriz· Khan el-Khalili· Al-Hamidiyah Souq· Abu Dulaf Mosque, Samarra· Great Mosque of Adana· Ahi Çelebi Mosque, Istanbul· al-Aqmar Mosque, Cairo· al-Attarine Madrasa, Fez
Sources
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islam.museum contributors. “Chandni Chowk”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/chandni-chowk/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.