Chowk
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Chowk (चौक/چوک) is a Hindustani word meaning a town square, marketplace, courtyard, roundabout or intersection. A chowk is often an open area found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings. An Arab equivalent to "Chowk" with similar pronunciation and meaning is Souk. Specific uses of chowk include:
Website
- Chowk.com, a website about current affairs, politics and cultural aspects of India and Pakistan
Localities
In Bangladesh
- Chowk Bazaar, a bazaar in Lalbagh
In India
- Chowk, Allahabad, a locality/township of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
- Ashram Chowk, an intersection in Delhi
- Chandni Chowk, a market in Delhi
- Chandni Chowk (Delhi Metro), a metro station
- Chandni Chowk Flyover, a bridge
- Chandni Chowk (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Chandni Chowk Metro Station, Kolkata, a metro station in Kolkata
- Chowk Masjid, a mosque in Murshidabad
- Dharna Chowk, Hyderabad, an area in Hydrabad
- Hutatma Chowk, a square in South Mumbai
- IFFCO Chowk (Delhi Metro), a metro station in Delhi
- Jawahar Chowk, an area in Ahmedabad
- Kali Charan Inter College, Chowk Lucknow, a college in Lucknow
- Kargil Chowk, a war memorial in Patna
- Lal Chowk, a square in Srinagar
- Lalpur Chowk, an intersection in Ranchi
- Manek Chowk (Ahmedabad), a square and market in Ahmedabad
- Nana Chowk, a neighborhood in Mumbai
- Patel Chowk (Delhi Metro), a metro station in Delhi
- Rajiv Chowk, Delhi or Connaught Place, a business center in Delhi
- Rajiv Chowk (Delhi Metro), a metro station
- Tharial chowk, an intersection in Tharial
- Utsav Chowk, a landmark in Navi Mumbai
- Vijay Chowk, a plaza in New Delhi
In Pakistan
- Bismillah Chowk, a neighborhood in Karachi
- Chowk Azam, a city in Layyah District
- Chowk Shaheedan, a square in Mirpur
- Chowk Yadgar, a square in Peshawar
- Chungi No. 9 Chowk, an intersection in Multan
- Ghanta Ghar Chowk, Clock Tower Town Square in Multan
- Green Square, an intersection in Mingora
- Kalma Chowk, a town square and intersection in Lahore
- Kalma Chowk Flyover, a bridge
- Khatm-e-Nabuwat Chowk, a square and landmark in Chiniot
- Makan Bagh, an intersection in Mingora
- Perfume Chowk, a location in Karachi
See also
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