Hyderabad

A 17th century Deccani School miniature of Qutb Shahi ruler Abul Hasan Qutb Shah with Sufi singers in the Mehfil-(“gathering to entertain or praise someone”).

The Qutb Shahi Tombs at Ibrahim Bagh are the tombs of the seven Qutb Shahi rulers.

A mill with a canal connecting to Hussain Sagar lake. Following the introduction of railways in the 1880s, factories were built around the lake.

Hussain Sagar lake, built during the reign of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, was once the source of drinking water for Hyderabad.

Blackbucks grazing at Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park

The GHMC is divided into six municipal zones

A GHMC sweeper cleaning the Tank Bund Road

The NTR Gardens is among the gardens in the vicinity of Hussain Sagar lake serving as a recreation park.

Optimist and Laser dinghies during the Hyderabad Sailing Week Regatta at Hussain Sagar

HITEC City, the hub of information technology companies

Middle class apartments in Uppal Kalan—a rural–urban fringe of Hyderabad city

Bridalwear shops in Laad Bazaar, near the Charminar

Makkah Masjid constructed during the Qutb Shahi and Mughal rule in Hyderabad

Ravindra Bharati an auditorium named after Rabindranath Tagore.

An 18th century Bidriware, water pipe base of Hookah, displayed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Hyderabadi biryani along with other Hyderabadi cuisine

The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

Capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the de jure capital of Andhra Pradesh.

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Musi River (India)

Tributary of the Krishna River in the Deccan Plateau flowing through Telangana state in India.

Hyderabad stands on the banks of Muchukunda River or Moosa river, which divides the historic old city and the new city.

Golconda Fort

Fortified citadel built by the Qutb Shahi dynasty (c.

The Baradari located at the top of the citadel

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It remained the capital of the Qutb Shahi dynasty until 1590 when the capital was shifted to Hyderabad.

Telugu cinema

Segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Promotional poster of Bhakta Prahlada the first full-length Telugu talkie produced and directed by H. M. Reddy to have a theatrical release.

Yaragudipati Varada Rao, Pioneer of Telugu cinema in British India.

Actress Bhanumathi Ramakrishna on a 2013 Indian stamp

Thespian Akkineni Nageswara Rao founded Annapurna Studios in 1970

Hyderabad International Convention Center has been the Hyderabad home for Filmfare Awards South since 2007.

Trivikram Srinivas is known for his works on slapstick comedy and romantic comedy

Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, a neighbourhood of Hyderabad, India.

Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (4 April 1565 – 11 January 1612) was the fifth sultan of the Qutb Shahi dynasty of Golkonda and founded the city of Hyderabad, in South-central India and built its architectural centerpiece, the Charminar.

Charminar

Monument located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

The Charminar being repaired in August 2016

Charminar, Char Kaman and Gulzar Houz, photographed by Lala Deen Dayal in the 1880s

Panorama of Charminar complex, showing the Charminar, Mecca Masjid and Nizamia Hospital

Char Kaman seen from the top of the Charminar

A replica of the Charminar built in the Bahadurabad, Karachi, Pakistan.

Silver one rupee coin from the princely state of Hyderabad, featuring the Charminar.

Five Hyderabadi Rupee note issued during the reign of Asaf Jah VII.

Clock of the Charminar -(installed by the 6th Nizam Mir Mahbub Ali Khan)

While both historically and religiously significant, it is also known for its popular and busy local markets surrounding the structure, and has become one of the most frequented tourist attractions in Hyderabad.

Deccan Plateau

Located between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, and is loosely defined as the peninsular region between these ranges that is south of the Narmada river.

The Deccan Plateau is a major part of South India (see inset for north and south Deccan Plateau)

Tiruvannamalai hill, often regarded as the southern tip of the Deccan plateau, the city of Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu itself considered the gateway to the plateau

Rock formations at Hyderabad, Telangana Hills of granite boulders are a common feature of the landscape on the Deccan plateau.

Industries (located in Hyderabad, Warangal, and Kurnool) produce cotton textiles, sugar, foodstuffs, tobacco, paper, machine tools, and pharmaceuticals.

Warangal

City in the Indian state of Telangana.

A few Tourist attraction spots in Warangal Tri-Cities

The three cities are connected by National Highway 163 (Hyderabad–Bhuvanagiri–Warangal–Bhopalpatnam).

Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014

Act of Indian Parliament that bifurcated the state of Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and the residuary Andhra Pradesh state, as an outcome of the Telangana movement.

Statue of Chandragupta Maurya at Parliament of India

The Act defined the boundaries of the two states, determined how the assets and liabilities were to be divided, and laid out the status of Hyderabad as the permanent capital of new Telangana state and temporary capital of the Andhra Pradesh state.

Telangana

State in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau.

Ramagiri Fort ruins at Kalvacherla in Peddapalli district is an ancient fort initially built by the Sathavahanas and modified many times by other dynasties till the 16th century.

Kota Gullu, temple ruins built in the 12th century by Kakatiyas at Ghanpur, Mulug in Warangal district.

Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) near Hyderabad

Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple in Yadadri

Telangana at the time of formation on 2 June 2014.

Coal Handling Ropeway near Manuguru, Bhadradri Kothagudem district.

The HITEC City is a major IT hub of Hyderabad

The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) Bus

The Kacheguda AC Double Decker Express of South Central Railway zone.

Sammakka Saralamma Jatara is a famous Hindu festival in Telangana

Kakatiya Kala Thoranam within the Warangal Fort

Sita Ramachandraswamy temple, Bhadrachalam

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

On 2 June 2014, the area was separated from the northwestern part of Andhra Pradesh as the newly formed state with Hyderabad as its capital.

Hyderabad State

On 22 February 1937, a cover story by Time called Osman Ali Khan, Asif Jah VII the wealthiest man in the world

Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad was the Prime Minister of Hyderabad State between 1901–1912 and 1926–1937

Five rupee banknote of the Hyderabad State

Main street of Hyderabad with Charminar, 1890

(From left to right): Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Nizam VII and army chief Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri after Hyderabad's accession to India

Hyderabad state in 1956 (in yellowish-green). After the reorganisation in 1956, Regions of the state west of Red and Blue lines merged with Bombay and Mysore states respectively and rest of the state (Telangana) was merged with Andhra State to form the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Hyderabad State in 1909 with Divisions and New Districts

1937 Hyderabad State stamp featuring the Osmania General Hospital.

A locomotive at the Secunderabad Station (circa 1928)

Coat of Arms of Nizam of Hyderabad (1869–1911)

Coat of Arms of Nizam of Hyderabad (1911–1947)

Coat of Arms of Nizam of Hyderabad (1947–1948)

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Hyderabad State, also known as Hyderabad Deccan, was a country and princely state located in the south-central Deccan region with its capital at the city of Hyderabad.