Chowk

In Urdu, a chowk is a place where paths intersect. Usually a chowk is named where four or more paths intersect. Some famous chowks of Pakistan include Kalmah Chowk and Laxshmi Chowk in Lahore and from India include the Chandni Chowk in Delhi, Chowk in Lucknow and Hutatma Chowk in Mumbai. In Mumbai however, even three paths are known as a chowk.

In some parts of Pakistan and India, chowk refers to a roundabout build at the intersection of two perpendicular roads. This serves the purpose of bringing the entire traffic in a unidirectional flow and thereby preventing head-on collisions.

It is common to see small marketplaces around the Chowk and is sometimes an important landmark in small towns.