Old City (Hyderabad, India)
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Old City, Hyderabad పాతబస్తీ, హైదరాబాద్ پرانے شہر حیدرآباد |
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400-year-old Makkah Masjid of Hyderabad (1885)
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| Nickname(s): City of Pearls, City of Minars, City of Lakes | |
 Old City, Hyderabad
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| Coordinates: 17°21′58″N 78°28′34″E / 17.366°N 78.476°ECoordinates: 17°21′58″N 78°28′34″E / 17.366°N 78.476°E | |
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 India
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| State | Telangana |
| Region | Deccan |
| Founded | 1592 |
| Government | |
| • Body | GHMC, HMDA |
| • Mayor | Bonthu Rammohan |
| • Commissioner | M. Mahender Reddy, IPS |
| • Member of Parliament | Asaduddin Owaisi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 260 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 536 m (1,759 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu, Urdu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 500 xxx |
| Telephone code | 91–40, 08413, 08414, 08415, 08418, 08453 |
| Vehicle registration | TS 07,08,09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24 |
| Planning agency | GHMC, Quli Qutub Shah Urban Development Authority |
| Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 603 millimetres (23.7 in) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 26.0 °C (78.8 °F) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 35.9 °C (96.6 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 23.5 °C (74.3 °F) |
| Website | www |
The Old City, Hyderabad is a walled city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India, located on the banks of the Musi River built by Qutb Shahi sultan Muhammed Quli Qutb Shah in 1591 AD. It remained the royal seat of the Nizam of Hyderabad until the end of the reign of the last Nizam, Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (r. 1911–1948). Named after Hyder Mahal, wife of the ruler Muhammed Quli Qutb Shah, Hyderabad takes pride in its possession of magnificent antiquated structures, domical mosques, and monuments (r. 1580–1611). Once a vibrant city teeming with palatial mansions of Nawabs and mosques, the old city of Hyderabad today is a little crowded but remains the symbolic heart of cosmopolitan Hyderabad along with HITEC City. The old city of Hyderabad a tourist hot spot, and the heart of Hyderabadi Muslim culture.
The old city is one of the main places where the Urdu language spoken and the official language of the Hyderabad State under the Nizams in 1884 AD. The large Muslim population primarily speak a dialect of Urdu known as Dakkhani or Deccani (meaning "language of the Deccan"). Urdu is also widely spoken and understood.
As the historical region of Hyderabad, the old city contains many landmark buildings including, Charminar masjid(literally "Four minarets mosque"), a structure built on the spot where Quli Qutb Shah prayed for the end to a plague epidemic.
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