Old City (Hyderabad, India)
Old City | |
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Walled city | |
Clockwise from top: panorama of Old city, Charminar, Government Nizamia General Hospital, Mecca Masjid, Telangana High Court and Dabeerpura Darwaza | |
| Nickname(s): City of Pearls, City of Minars, City of Nizams City of Lakes | |
| Coordinates: 17°21′58″N 78°28′34″E / 17.366°N 78.476°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| Region | Deccan |
| Founded | 1592 |
| Government | |
| • Body | GHMC, HMDA |
| • Member of Parliament | Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM |
| • Mayor | Gadwal Vijayalakshmi, TRS |
| • Commissioner | M. Mahender Reddy, IPS |
| Area | |
• Total | 260 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 536 m (1,759 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 500 xxx |
| Telephone code | 91–40, 08413, 08414, 08415, 08418, 0845 |
| 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 of 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. There used to be a wall surrounding the Old City, most of which is destroyed. Mubariz Khan, the Mughal governor of Deccan Subah, had fortified the city in 1712 and was completed by Nizam of Hyderabad.
At the centre of Old City is the Charminar, and region contains major neighbourhoods of the city including Shah Ali Banda, Yakutpura, Dabirpura, Afzal Gunj, Moghalpura, Malakpet and Amberpet. Today, Hyderabad has expanded far beyond the boundaries of the Old City, and the crowded Old City remains the symbolic heart of cosmopolitan Hyderabad along with HITEC City. The area is a tourism hotspot, and the heart of Hyderabadi Muslim culture.