Gole Market Nazimabad information

Gole Market (Urdu: گول مارکیٹ ناظم آباد), is the main commercial and shopping area of Nazimabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is a circular market building so is called Gole (i.e. round in Urdu) market.^[1]

It was built in early 1950s just after the independence of Pakistan in 1947, when Nazimabad was established by the government, with plans of expansion of Karachi to settle Muslim refugees in Pakistan. Gole Market is not only famous for fresh food, grocery stores but is also a somewhat known symbol of Nazimabad.^[2]

Adjacent Chota Maidan is one of the renowned food streets of Karachi, specially featuring Mumtaz Nihari, Shahbaz Bakery, Abdul Rasheed Qourma & Abi Soaleh Kheer. In 2003, Naimatullah Khan, Mayor of Karachi initiated work on reconstruction of Gole Market at a cost of approximately Rupees 11 million.^[2]^[3]

In 2008, a World Health Day was observed on 7 April 2008 to highlight the pollution situation near major markets of Karachi including Gole Market.^[4]

^ Fruit, vegetable sellers overcharge consumers The News International (newspaper), Published 1 October 2006, Retrieved 7 April 2018
^ ^a ^b KARACHI: Work begins on rebuilding Nazimabad's Gole Market Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 September 2003, Retrieved 7 April 2018
^ New wave of price-hike hits consumers Dawn (newspaper), Published 1 June 2008, Retrieved 7 April 2018
^ World Health Day today The News International (newspaper), Published 7 April 2008, Retrieved 7 April 2018

[TNI-1] Fruit, vegetable sellers overcharge consumers The News International (newspaper), Published 1 October 2006, Retrieved 7 April 2018

[Dawn-2] KARACHI: Work begins on rebuilding Nazimabad's Gole Market Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 September 2003, Retrieved 7 April 2018

[3] New wave of price-hike hits consumers Dawn (newspaper), Published 1 June 2008, Retrieved 7 April 2018

[4] World Health Day today The News International (newspaper), Published 7 April 2008, Retrieved 7 April 2018