Kambham
| Cumbum | |
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| Census Town | |
Cumbum Lake
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 Cumbum
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| Coordinates: 15°34′00″N 79°07′00″E / 15.5667°N 79.1167°ECoordinates: 15°34′00″N 79°07′00″E / 15.5667°N 79.1167°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Prakasam |
| Mandal | Cumbum |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.81 km2 (3.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 15,169 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 523333 |
| Telephone code | +91–8406 |
| Vehicle registration | AP |
Cumbum is a census town in the Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Cumbum mandal in Markapur revenue division. It was a taluk in the Kurnool district before it was merged with other taluks from the Kurnool, Guntur and Nellore districts to form the Prakasam district. Originally, however, the town was part of Rayalaseema.
Cumbum Lake, also known as Gundlakamma Lake, was built on Gundlakamma rivulet upon Nallamalai hills, and is one of the oldest man made lakes in Asia. The anicut was built by the Vijayanagar princess Varadharajamma (also known as Ruchidevi) wife of Sri Krishna Devaraya, daughter of Gajapatis of Orissa. The lake is about 7 km long and about 3.5 km wide. According to the Imperial Gazette of India, at the turn of the 20th century the height of the dam was 57 feet (17 m) and the drainage area was 430 square miles (1,100 km2). The direct irrigation land was about 10,300 acres (42 km2) in all. It is the second largest irrigation tank in Asia. Cumbum Lake is accessible both by the Guntur-Nandyal railway line and 108 km from Ongole by road.
There are inscriptions at Cumbum and Bestawaripeta, one of 1706 A.D, and another of 1729 A.D. The first refers to the death of one Khaja Muhammed Sheriff who was the Qiladar of Cumbum fort during the reign of Aurangazeb. The second refers to one Muhammed Sahib, son of Muhammed Khayum of Tab and governor of Cumbum in the reign of Muhammad Shah. It also states that Muhammad Sahib got a mosque constructed at Cumbum during his governorship. All these go to show that this district, like the other districts in the Qutub Shahi Kingdom, passed under the Mughal rule. It formed part of the Golkonda province, one of the six provinces into which the Deccan Suba was sub-divided.
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