In Albania and Kosovo, two distinct types of bazaar can be found; Bedesten (also known as bezistan, bezisten, bedesten) which refers to a covered bazaar and an open bazaar.
After sustaining irreparable damage during the country's civil war, Beirut's ancient souks have been completely modernised and rebuilt while maintaining the original ancient Greek street grid, major landmarks and street names.
Bazaars and Souks of Old Cities of Tripoli – The ancient city of Tripoli has two separate old towns, both of which have large, well preserved souks, bazaars and khans of various specialties.
Bazaars and Souks of Old City of Sidon – The ancient, Southern city of Sidon has a large and well preserved old town that is divided into the Muslim, Christian and Jewish quarters, each of which contains souks, bazaars and khans of various specialties.
^Crow, B., Markets, Class and Social Change: Trading Networks and Poverty in Rural South Asia, Palgrave, 2001, [Glossary] p. xvii
^Ahour, I., which dates to saljuqid era 11th century. its extension occurred in the safavid and kajar era. It is the largest roofed bazaar of the world. "The Qualities of Tabriz Historical Bazaar in Urban Planning and the Integration of its Potentials into Megamalls," Journal of Geography and Regional Planning, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 199–215, 2011, and for a contemporary account of the Bazaar see: Le Montagner, B., "Strolling through Iran's Tabriz Bazaar," The Guardian, 12 November 2014 Montagner, Boris Le (12 November 2014). "Strolling through Iran's Tabriz bazaar - in pictures". The Guardian.
^Assari, A., Mahesh, T.M., Emtehani, M.E. and Assari, E., "Comparative Sustainability of Bazaar in Iranian Traditional Cities: Case Studies of Isfahan and Tabriz," International Journal on "Technical and Physical Problems of Engineering", Vol. 3, no. 9, 2011, pp 18–24; Iran Chamber of Commerce,"Iran: Iranian Architecture and Monuments: Bazaar of Isfahan". www.iranchamber.com.