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CENTRAL & SOUTHERN TEHRAN
Tehran Bazarنارهت رازاب
(main entrance 15 Khordad Ave; Panzdah-e Khordad; 7am-5pm Sat-Wed, 7am-
noon Thu)
The maze of bustling alleys and the
bazaris
(shopkeepers) that fill them make a
fascinating, if somewhat daunting, place to explore. Traders have been hawking their
wares on this site for nearly 1000 years, but most of what you see today is less than 200
years old and is no architectural jewel. The
bazaris
are a conservative bunch (
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)
and there will be far more chadors than bleached hair here.
BAZAAR
The bazaar's covered stores line more than 10km of lanes and there are several en-
trances, but it's worth using the main entrance, in a square opposite Bank Melli. The war-
ren of people and goods is a city within a city and includes guesthouses, banks, a church,
a fire station and several mosques, most notably the big, busy but relatively unadorned
