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Market in Karachi

Marketplace in Sindh, Pakistan
Boulton Market بولٹن مارکیٹ
Marketplace
CountryPakistan
ProvinceSindh
CityKarachi

Website

https://boltonpk.com
Founded1883
Named forC.F. Boulton

Boulton Market, also spelled Bolton Market, (Urdu: بولٹن مارکیٹ) is a 19th-century market located in Saddar, Karachi, Pakistan. It is a wholesale market, surrounded by various retail markets.

History

It was built in 1883 British India as a fruit and vegetable market and was named after Colonel C.F. Boulton, then municipal commissioner of Karachi. In 1886, the size of the market was expanded in order to accommodate stalls of meat and fish.

References

  1. Hasan, Shazia (29 January 2017). "What a spectacle!". Dawn.
  2. Nasir, Talha. "Boulton Market, Karachi". heritage.eftsindh.com. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. Hasan, Arif; Raza, Mansoor (2015). "Impact of Globalization and Regional Conflict on the Loom Units in Dibba Colony, Karachi". Pakistan Horizon. 68 (1): 11–39. ISSN 0030-980X. JSTOR 44988733. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  4. ^ Adil, Mamun M. (10 January 2015). "Revisiting Kurachee..." Dawn.
  5. "Boulton Market: a scarred vestige from a bygone era". The Express Tribune. 9 July 2013.
Bazaars and major retail markets in Pakistan
Islamabad
Balochistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab
Rawalpindi
Lahore
Sindh
Karachi
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