Resham Bazaar by Fatima Mustafa

Feature by: Fatima Mustafa
Roll No: 2k14-MC-27
RESHAM GALI AND SHAHI BAZZAR
Resham Gali is a name of market which is located in Hyderabad, this is one of the most preferable market of Pakistan for people. In the shops of Reham Gali you found a lot variety of bed sheets which is called Agrak bedsheet and the most preferable thing in Reham Gali is bangles that are not very much expensive and bangles are beautiful and exported to nearby cities of Hyderabad like Kotri , Jamshoro and nearby regions of  Sindh. The Shahi Bazar is considered one of the longest bazaars in Asia.

The visitor of Hyderabad must go to see and shop in the several kilometre long narrow lane bazaar. The word Shahi is derived from the word 'Shah' which means 'kings'. This bazaar is known as Shahi Bazaar because it was first established by Kalhora ruler who, when changed the capital of Sindh from Khudabad to Hyderabad, persuaded many traders to come and start trading at this bazaar. It starts from the very gate of the Packo Qilo Fort and extends up to the Naval Rai Clock Tower. Plenty of souvenirs, handicraft, and embroidery and jewelry shops can be found in Shahi Bazaars where you can hunt down for wide variety of different quality of handicrafts and souvenirs at very reasonable prices. You can find here plenty of shops sell Ajrak and Sindhi caps. An attraction in the bazaar is a tall structure of Navalrai Market Clock Tower built in 1914 at the one end of bazaar. Resham Gali, a lateral extension of Shahi Bazaar known for large variety of clothes, glass bangles, Sindhi 'Kundan' gold jewelry as well as imitation jewelry.

Ramadan is the Best time to visit Hyderabad markets when the streets are overloaded with lights, late night cricket tournaments are at peak and shopping complexes surcharged. Resham Gali is very old market of Hyderabad, there is found more than 200 shops that earn daily a great economy for the city about 70% economy of Hyderabad is based on this market. Resham Gali is situated at the centre of city. Right side it contain a route to cloth market, biggest cloth centre of Hyderabad city. In left it contains route to Hyder chock. From top it contain beautiful markets like Tilak Chari and Chotki Ghiti. We can judge it is biggest trading centre after than Karachi in Sindh. Resham Gali also contains food shops where people make their breakfast drink tea eat different varieties of Hyderabad city.

The route that Reham Gali is situated always we found rush of cars because of it is big shopping centre and people get their items of very cheap rates. In market a bulk rush of girls and women is found because market contain ladies garments cloths goods that mostly attracts female gender to market. Beside the market there are shops of used cloths that contain used cloths but in good condition for the people of Hyderabad with less budget. These cloths are no local but are imported from internally and sold in Hyderabad Resham Gali market. Reham Gali contain more than 7 roots for entrance and exits from different corners of other markets.

under supervision of Sir Sohail Sangi