Bazaar of Tabriz

Tabriz Bazaar is the largest and most important covered bazaar in the world. This Bazaar is one of the oldest bazaars in the Middle East.

The Tabriz market has been an important trade hub of the situation because it located on the Silk Road. The construction date of the building is still unknown, but it is said that a large part of this bazaar returns to the fifteenth century. Part of the Tabriz bazaar destroyed by the earthquake in 1193. A group of professional architects restored this old bazaar in the late Zand and Qajar dynasties. Tabriz was the capital of Iran during the Safavid period (the sixteenth century), the Tabriz bazaar was in its pinnacle and efflorescence.

This bazaar is made up of Timcheh (A set of several shops) and Caravanserais (Inns or public house is in a great space for comfortable caravans.). Each Timcheh is dedicated to a specific item. Amir Timcheh is Gold Sale and Kolahdoozan Timcheh is the center of selling traditional Azari woolen hats. Surely, the best place in this bazaar is Mozafariyeh Timcheh. It is one of the main centers of trade and export of carpets of Azerbaijan and Iran. This Timcheh is one of the most beautiful parts of the bazaar. Tabriz Bazaar is one of the largest roofed collections in the world.

Architectural features of this bazaar include high roof, small and large white and colored windows on the edges and the middle of the roof, as well as the regular rows of stores contract alongside each other. The main texture of the Tabriz Bazaar composed of two North-South and East-West Rasteh (It is said the main ways of the bazaar.). The ceilings of Rastehes made with brick domes, which appropriate to the cold weather in Tabriz. On top of these roofs, there are apertures where light can enter the bazaar. These apertures are also suitable for air conditioning in the bazaar. The intersection of the Rastehes goes to the three ways or intersection that called Chahar Sogh. This bazaar is made up of two floors that each floor included 26 stores. Most carpet sellers are on the ground floor.

• What is the best time to go?

Tabriz has a cool climate. The winters of Tabriz are so cold and mostly snowy. From the beginning of April to the end of July is the best time to travel to Tabriz.

• Getting there?

You can use the metro or buses to go to this bazaar. The nearest metro to the Tabriz bazaar is Shahid Mohaqqeqi Station. It is 15 minutes from the metro to the bazaar. The nearest bus stop to the bazaar is Rasteh Kucheh Station that takes 10 minutes by car and 5 minutes to walk from the station to the bazaar.