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Bazaar A bazaar () or souk (; also transliterated as souq) is a marketplace consisting of multiple small Market stall, stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa and India. However, temporary open markets elsewhere, suc ...

of Borujerd is located in the centre of the city and consists of many ''Rasteh Bazaars'' and

Caravanserai A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was a roadside inn where travelers ( caravaners) could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information and people across the network of trade routes covering ...

s. A Rasteh Bazaar is a lane with covered roof usually with shops and workshops of a particular profession. Some of the important Rasteh Bazaars of Borujerd are: * Rassa or shoe makers and shoe shops bazaar which is the largest Rasteh * Bazaare Mesgarha for coppersmiths * Bazaare Chelengarha for blacksmiths * Bazaare Ghofl Sazha for locksmiths * Bazaare Kaftar Forushha for birds and pigeons * Bazaare Yahoodiha or Jews Bazaar Caravansaries have been used for trading as well as accommodation of business people. Today, caravansaries of Borujerd are important centre of wholesale or regional, national or international trading of

Persian rug A Persian carpet ( fa, فرش ایرانی, translit=farš-e irâni ) or Persian rug ( fa, قالی ایرانی, translit=qâli-ye irâni ),Savory, R., ''Carpets'',(Encyclopaedia Iranica); accessed January 30, 2007. also known as Iranian ...

and other handicrafts.

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