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A view of Dilsukhnagar, one of the largest commercial and residential centers in Hyderabad.

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Hyderabad (/ˈhaɪdərəbæd/ HY-dər-ə-bad; ISO: Haidarābād, Telugu: [ˈɦaɪ̯daɾaːbaːd] ^ⓘ, Urdu: [ˈɦɛːdəɾaːbaːd]) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies 650 km² (250 sq mi) on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of 542 m (1,778 ft), much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around artificial lakes, including the Hussain Sagar lake, predating the city's founding, in the north of the city centre. According to the 2011 census of India, Hyderabad is the fourth-most populous city in India with a population of 6.9 million residents within the city limits, and has a population of 9.7 million residents in the metropolitan region, making it the sixth-most populous metropolitan area in India. With an output of US$ 95 billion, Hyderabad has the sixth-largest urban economy in India.

Until the 19th century, Hyderabad was known for the pearl industry and was nicknamed the "City of Pearls", and was the only trading centre for Golconda diamonds in the world. Many of the city's historical and traditional bazaars remain open. Hyderabad's central location between the Deccan Plateau and the Western Ghats, and industrialisation throughout the 20th century attracted major Indian research, manufacturing, educational and financial institutions. Since the 1990s, the city has emerged as an Indian hub of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology and information technology. The formation of the special economic zones of Hardware Park and HITEC City, dedicated to information technology, has encouraged leading multinationals to set up operations in Hyderabad. (Full article...)

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Hyderabad is located in central Telangana and is spread over an area of 2,500 km². The city lies in the Deccan Plateau and rises to an average height of 536 m above the sea level. The city lies at 17.366° N latitude and 78.476° E longitude.

Hyderabad is blessed with a unique landscape – spectacular rock formations which are about 2,500 million years old; among the oldest and hardest rocks in the world. Rocky and hilly regions around the city are under obliteration for urbanization. Granite ridges and hillocks weathered into picturesque balancing forms are a part of the Deccan Shield area. Grey and Pink Granites are among the world's oldest. Crops are commonly grown in the surrounding paddy fields. The city's soil type is mainly red sandy with areas of black cotton soil. Hyderabad falls in the seismic zone-II and is seismically least exposed to earthquakes. (Full article...)

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Image 1The Hill Fort Palace, 1930s (from History of Hyderabad)
Image 2Aurangzeb during the Siege of Golconda, 1687 (from History of Hyderabad)
Image 3Students leaving the Osmania University, c. 1939–1945 (from History of Hyderabad)
Image 4Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, founder of Hyderabad and Urdu poet (from Culture of Hyderabad)
Image 5All Steel Deccani Sword, the Tulwar (from Culture of Hyderabad)
Image 6A Bidriware of the 18th century, displayed at Musée du Louvre (from Culture of Hyderabad)
Image 7British Residency, Hyderabad, 1880s (from History of Hyderabad)
Image 8Charminar (from Culture of Hyderabad)
Image 9Numaish in Hyderabad (from Culture of Hyderabad)
Image 10Throne of the Nizam of Hyderabad at Chowmahalla Palace (from History of Hyderabad)
Image 11Map of Hyderabad, 1911 (from History of Hyderabad)
Image 12Asaf Jah VII pays homage to King George and Queen Mary, Delhi Durbar, 1911 (from History of Hyderabad)
Image 13Hussain Sagar Lake (from Geography of Hyderabad)
Image 14The elevation model of Hyderabad and Secunderabad areas, created using ASTER GDEM v2 Data. (from Geography of Hyderabad)
Image 15One of the Qutb Shahi Tombs (from Culture of Hyderabad)
Image 16A foggy day in Hyderabad (from Geography of Hyderabad)
Image 17Asaf Jah VII and his heir apparent Mukarram Jah, both wearing Sherwani and Rumi Topi
Image 18Bonalu celebrations in Hyderabad (from Culture of Hyderabad)
Image 19One Hyderabadi Rupee coin issued in 1329 AH (1911 CE) during the reign of Asaf Jah VI (from History of Hyderabad)
Image 20Birla Mandir Hyderabad (from Culture of Hyderabad)
Image 21The Buddha Statue of Hyderabad at Hussain Sagar lake was constructed in the 1980s. (from History of Hyderabad)
Image 22Gachibowli; a suburb of Hyderabad. (from Geography of Hyderabad)
Image 23Shops in the Laad Bazaar (from Culture of Hyderabad)
Image 24Hyderabad Metro was inaugurated in 2017. (from History of Hyderabad)
Image 25Gachibowli Indoor Stadium (from Culture of Hyderabad)
Image 26Hyderabadi biryani along with other Hyderabadi cuisine
Image 27Distant view of Hyderabad, 1880s (from History of Hyderabad)
Image 28Portrait of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (from History of Hyderabad)
Image 29Kachiguda Railway Station, 1932 (from History of Hyderabad)
Image 30Mushaira by courtesans in Hyderabad (from Culture of Hyderabad)
Image 31A view of 16th century ruined city of Naya Qila (from Economy of Hyderabad)
Image 32Mir Qamar-ud-din Khan, the first Nizam of Hyderabad
Image 33Map of Hyderabad, 1914 (from History of Hyderabad)
Image 34Panorama of Charminar complex, showing the Charminar, Mecca Masjid and Nizamia Hospital (from Culture of Hyderabad)

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Chowmahalla Palace

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Chowmahalla Palace or Chowmahallatuu was a palace of the Nizams of Hyderabad state. It was the seat of the Asaf Jahi dynasty and was the official residence of the Nizams of Hyderabad.

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v t e Neighbourhoods of Hyderabad
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Hyderabad district	A. C. Guards Abids Adikmet Afzal Gunj Aghapura Aliabad Alijah Kotla Amberpet Ameerpet Ashok Nagar Asif Nagar Azamabad Azampura Badichowdi Bagh Lingampally Balkampet Banjara Hills Bank Street Barkas Barkatpura Basheerbagh Bazarghat Begum Bazaar Begumpet Bharat Nagar Bolarum Borabanda Bowenpally Chaderghat Champapet Chanchalguda Chandrayan Gutta Chatta Bazaar Chikkadpally Chilkalguda Chintal Basti Dabirpura Dar-ul-Shifa Dhoolpet Domalguda Edi Bazar Erragadda Fateh Nagar Ferozguda Film Nagar Gudimalkapur Golnaka Goshamahal Gulzar Houz Hasmathpet] Himayatnagar Hyderguda Izzat Nagar Jahanuma Jamia Osmania Jubilee Hills Kachiguda Karkhana Kavadiguda Khairtabad Koti Krishna Nagar Laad Bazaar Lab quarters Lakdi ka pul Lal Darwaza Lalapet Lallaguda Langar Houz Laxminagar Colony Madina Maharajgunj Mahatma Gandhi Road Malakpet Mallepally Marredpally Masab Tank Mehboob ki Mehendi Mehdipatnam Minister Road Mir Alam Tank Moazzam Jahi Market Moghalpura Moti Nagar Musheerabad Mylargadda Nallakunta Namalagundu Nampally, Hyderabad Narayanguda Nawab Saheb Kunta Nayapul Noorkhan Bazar Padmanabha Nagar Colony Padmarao Nagar Pan bazar Parsigutta Patny Pisal Banda Punjagutta Purana pul Putlibowli Raj Bhavan Road Rajendranagar Ramnagar Ranigunj Rastrapathi Road Red Hills Rein Bazar RTC X Roads Saidabad Saifabad Sanathnagar Sanghi Nagar S. R. Nagar Santoshnagar Secunderabad Shahran Market Shah-Ali-Banda Shanker Mutt Shivam Road Sikh Village Sindhi Colony Sitaphalmandi Somajiguda Srinagar colony Sultan Bazar Tarnaka Tilaknagar Tolichowki Tirumalagiri Uppuguda Vidyanagar Vikrampuri Warsiguda Yakutpura Yousufguda
Greater Hyderabad	A. S. Rao Nagar Allwyn Colony Alwal Anandbagh Attapur Bairamalguda Balanagar Boggulkunta Champapet Cherlapally Chintalakunta Dilsukhnagar ECIL X Roads Gachibowli Gaddiannaram Gautham Nagar Habsiguda Hafeezpet Hastinapuram Hayathnagar HITEC City Jagadgirigutta Jeedimetla Kakatiya Nagar Kamala Nagar Kapra Karmanghat Karwan Kondapur Kothapet Kukatpally Kushaiguda L. B. Nagar Lingojiguda Lothkunta Macha Bollaram Madeenaguda Madhapur Malkajgiri Miyapur Moosapet Moosarambagh Moula Ali Nacharam Nagole Neredmet Patancheru Pet Basheerabad Ramanthapur Raidurg Sainikpuri Safilguda Saroornagar Serilingampally Suraram Uppal Vanasthalipuram Venkatapuram Vinayak Nagar Yapral
Hyderabad Urban Agglomeration	Ameenpur Bachupally Badangpet Bandlaguda Jagir Balapur BHEL Township Boduppal Chengicherla Dammaiguda Jawaharnagar Jalpally Kandlakoya Khajaguda Kompally Manikonda Medipally Meerpet–Jillelguda Nagaram Nanakramguda Nizampet Peerzadiguda Pragathi Nagar Suchitra Center Shamshabad Tellapur
Hyderabad Metropolitan Area	Adibatla Cheriyal Devaryamjal Dundigal Ghatkesar Gandipet Gundlapochampalli Ibrahimpatnam IDA Bollaram Hakimpet Keesara Kismatpur Kokapet Kurmalguda Medchal Nadergul Narapally Narsingi Pedda Amberpet Pocharam Puppalguda Rampally Shamirpet Tukkuguda Thumkunta Turkayamjal Umdanagar Yamnampet
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