Portal: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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Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII GCSI GBE (5 or 6 April 1886 – 24 February 1967) was the last Nizam (ruler) of Hyderabad State, the largest state in the erstwhile Indian Empire. He ascended the throne on 29 August 1911, at the age of 25 and ruled the State of Hyderabad between 1911 and 1948, until the Indian Union annexed it. He was styled as His Exalted Highness (H.E.H) the Nizam of Hyderabad, and was widely considered one of the world's wealthiest people of all time. With some estimates placing his wealth at 2% of U.S. GDP, his portrait was on the cover of Time magazine in 1937. As a semi-autonomous monarch, he had his mint, printing his currency, the Hyderabadi rupee, and had a private treasury that was said to contain £100 million in gold and silver bullion, and a further £400 million of jewels (in 2008 terms). The major source of his wealth was the Golconda mines, the only supplier of diamonds in the world at that time. Among them was the Jacob Diamond, valued at some £50 million (in 2008 terms), and used by the Nizam as a paperweight.
During his 37-year rule, electricity was introduced, and railways, roads, and airports were developed. He was known as the "Architect of modern Hyderabad" and is credited with establishing many public institutions in the city of Hyderabad, including Osmania University, Osmania General Hospital, State Bank of Hyderabad, Begumpet Airport, and the Hyderabad High Court. Two reservoirs, Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar, were built during his reign, to prevent another great flood in the city. The Nizam also constructed the Nizam Sagar Dam and, in 1923, a reservoir constructed across the Manjira River, a tributary of the Godavari River, between Achampet(Nizamabad) and Banjepally villages of the Kamareddy district in Telangana, India. It is located at about 144 km (89 mi) northwest of Hyderabad. Nizam Sagar is the oldest dam in the state of Telangana. (Full article...)
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One of the Qutb Shahi Tombs (from Culture of Hyderabad) -
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The elevation model of Hyderabad and Secunderabad areas, created using ASTER GDEM v2 Data. (from Geography of Hyderabad) -
Portrait of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (from History of Hyderabad) -
The Hill Fort Palace, 1930s (from History of Hyderabad) -
Panorama of Charminar complex, showing the Charminar, Mecca Masjid and Nizamia Hospital (from Culture of Hyderabad) -
One Hyderabadi Rupee coin issued in 1329 AH (1911 CE) during the reign of Asaf Jah VI (from History of Hyderabad) -
Gachibowli; a suburb of Hyderabad. (from Geography of Hyderabad) -
A view of 16th century ruined city of Naya Qila (from Economy of Hyderabad) -
Map of Hyderabad, 1911 (from History of Hyderabad) -
Mushaira by courtesans in Hyderabad (from Culture of Hyderabad) -
Distant view of Hyderabad, 1880s (from History of Hyderabad) -
Charminar (from Culture of Hyderabad) -
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Mir Qamar-ud-din Khan, the first Nizam of Hyderabad -
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A foggy day in Hyderabad (from Geography of Hyderabad) -
Kachiguda Railway Station, 1932 (from History of Hyderabad) -
Map of Hyderabad, 1914 (from History of Hyderabad) -
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Birla Mandir Hyderabad (from Culture of Hyderabad) -
Hyderabad Metro was inaugurated in 2017. (from History of Hyderabad) -
Asaf Jah VII pays homage to King George and Queen Mary, Delhi Durbar, 1911 (from History of Hyderabad) -
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The Buddha Statue of Hyderabad at Hussain Sagar lake was constructed in the 1980s. (from History of Hyderabad) -
British Residency, Hyderabad, 1880s (from History of Hyderabad) -
Throne of the Nizam of Hyderabad at Chowmahalla Palace (from History of Hyderabad) -
Students leaving the Osmania University, c. 1939–1945 (from History of Hyderabad) -
Candid camera-shot of Lt. Gen. H.H. Nizam Mir Sir Mahboob Ali Khan (sixth Nizam of Hyderabad) taken in 1905 (from Culture of Hyderabad) -
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Shops in the Laad Bazaar (from Culture of Hyderabad) -
All Steel Deccani Sword, the Tulwar (from Culture of Hyderabad)
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