Last updated: October 2026 · Method: built from published site information and recurring traveller reports; figures approximate, verify on site.
This page details the market route, lane by lane.
The lanes
- The textile spine: the shopping guide’s main run.
- The silver side-lane holds the hallmark-checked counters.
- The food close: the evening fryers at the bazaar’s end.
The market walk works as a loop rather than a line, and the reports describe the same circuit: in through the bazaar streets below the fort, along the textile and metalware rows, out to the food lanes and back by the fort lanes. Each stretch has its own hour, with the food lanes peaking early evening, the textile rows liveliest mid-morning, and the craft lanes steady through the day. The reported rules of the walk are few: leave the car behind, carry small notes, taste before buying in the food rows, and treat every price as the start of the conversation the negotiation guide’s approach extends to goods. An unhurried two hours covers the loop as it deserves.