Chatta Bazaar

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Chatta Bazaar (English: Hive Market), is located in Hyderabad, India. Chatta Bazar is one of the oldest bazaars in Hyderabad and was the first to organize shops under a roof for better storage of goods. [1]

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Currently Chatta Bazar is known as one of the main markets for printing invitation cards, specifically calligraphed and decorated Urdu printing. There are about 250 printing presses in the market. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "Head for Chatta Bazar for calligraphy cards". The Times of India . 14 October 2003. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
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