A WALK IN THE PAST

Mozzamjahi Market

Visit this market to feel the aura of the days of yore. Built by the last Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan in the early 1900s, the Mozzamjahi Market is an impressive arcade with a quaint appeal. It was originally a fruit market; fruits from here were sent to the Falaknuma Palace for the Nizams and their guests. Besides fruits, there were a whole lot of other shops that sold arms and ammunition, paan, earthen ware and even groceries. Although the fruit market has shifted to Kothapet and none of the other shops are here anymore, people still throng this market for the Karachi Bakery, which is an iconic landmark associated with the market with its fruit biscuits being a trademark of the city. Another such shop is Famous Ice Cream which is also said to have been set up when the market was built.