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One of the oldest and busiest markets in Delhi, laid out by Shah Jahan's daughter Jahanara Begum in 1650 as a moonlit canal-flanked avenue. Today it is a sensory overload of spices, textiles, electronics, and street food stretching from Red Fort to Fatehpuri Masjid.
Built in 1650 as the main commercial avenue of Shahjahanabad, the street originally had a canal reflecting moonlight — hence "Chandni" (moonlight). The canal was filled in following the 1857 uprising.