Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana.
Hyderabad 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 536 m (1,759 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 9.7 million residents in the metropolitan region, making it the sixth-most populous metropolitan area in India.
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Worth seeing in and around Hyderabad
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Charminar
The Charminar is a monument located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Constructed in 1591, the landmark is a symbol of Hyderabad and officially incorporated in the emblem of Telangana.
0 m · mosque in Hyderabad, India · Wikipedia - 02Osmania University
Osmania University is a collegiate public state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad, issued a firman calling for its creation on 29 August 1917.
7.5 km · state public university in Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Wikipedia - 03Salar Jung Museum
The Salar Jung Museum is an art museum located at Dar-ul-Shifa, on the southern bank of the Musi River in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is one of the notable National Museums of India.
1.2 km · art museum in Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Wikipedia - 04Mecca Masjid
Mecca Masjid, also called Makkah Masjid, is a mosque located in Hyderabad in the state of Telangana, India. It is the largest mosque in the city, and one of the largest in the country, with a capacity of 10,000 worshippers.
200 m · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 05Hussain Sagar
Hussain Sagar is a heart-shaped lake in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, built by Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah in 1562. It is spread across an area of 5.7 square kilometres and is fed by the River Musi.
6.7 km · Lake in Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Wikipedia - 06Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, commonly known as Uppal Stadium, is an international cricket stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is owned and operated by Hyderabad Cricket Association.
9.5 km · Stretched over 16 acres of land, the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium did away Hyderabad's reputation of being a high-scoring venue. The ground has had its share of controversy. · Wikipedia - 07Spanish Mosque
The Spanish Mosque, also known as the Masjid Iqbal Ud Daula and the Jam e Masjid "Aiwan-E-Begumpet", is a mosque within Paigah Palace, in the Begumpet neighbourhood of Hyderabad, in the Hyderabad district of the state of Telangana, India. It is also known as the Mosque of the Moors, due to its unique Moorish Revival architectural style and is said to be one-of-its-kind in India.
9.1 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 08Chowmahalla Palace
Chowmahalla Palace or Chowmahallat is the palace of the Nizams of Hyderabad State located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It was the seat of power of the Asaf Jahi dynasty and was the official residence of the Nizams during their reign.
500 m · Palace in Telangana, India · Wikipedia - 09Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
The Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, formerly known as Fateh Maidan, is a multi-purpose sports stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana. The stadium is primarily used for cricket and association football.
4.2 km · Stadium in Hyderabad, India · Wikipedia - 10Hayat Bakshi Mosque
The Hayat Bakshi Mosque also Hayat Bakshi Begum Masjid is a mosque located in Hayathnagar, near Hyderabad, in the Hyderabad district of the state of Telangana, India. It was constructed in 1672 during the reign of Abdullah Qutb Shah the fifth Sultan of Golconda, and named after Hayat Bakshi Begum.
9.1 km · mosque in Qutb Shahi tombs, near Golconda, Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
As you would expect from a city with a rich heritage, Hyderabad has many historical monuments, but there is much more to see. While the specific attractions are on the district pages, here is a quick rundown of attractions to visit and where they are located: By Indian standards, Hyderabad's monuments are not very old, which means that they are better preserved.
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Things to do
Many resorts and amusement parks offer adventure sports, watersports and other rides. While some are located within the city, most are found on the outskirts. Heritage walk, Charminar. 07:00-09:00 every Sun and 2nd Sat. They are organized by the Telangana tourism department and led by a knowledgeable guide and Tourist Police.
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Where to eat
No visit to Hyderabad would be complete without sampling its unique cuisine, a rich blend of royal Mughlai flavours, Nizams special, and spice-up culinary traditions of South India such as: Hyderabadi biryani, pathar-ka-ghosht, nahari, haleem, double-ka-meetha, khubani-ka-meetha, seviyon-ka-meetha and kheer. A popular dish of Hyderabad is biryani.
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Getting to Hyderabad
- Airports
- Rajiv Gandhi (HYD), 15 km · Vijayawada (VGA), 265 km
- Stations
- Secunderabad Junction railway station, 8.4 km · Hyderabad Deccan railway station, 3.6 km · Khairatabad metro station, 5.7 km
- Vijayawada → Hyderabad253 km · quickest by road, 4h 41m · ₹1,800–2,250
- Nagpur → Hyderabad424 km · quickest by air, 6h 27m · ₹5,950–9,130
- Tirupati → Hyderabad429 km · quickest by air, 4h 51m · ₹5,950–9,110
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Hyderabad
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Hyderabad. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThe ubiquitous yellow and black auto-rickshaws have now been supplemented by the app-based taxi services that provide fairly good service all over the city.
- Get aroundAuto-rickshaws in Hyderabad should be metered, though it can be difficult to find an auto-rickshaw driver who ever agrees to a metered fare.
- Get aroundAuto-rickshaws can carry a maximum of 3 passengers excluding the driver, but it is common to find them being overloaded to carry up to six passengers.
- Get aroundYou find bicycles, motorcycles, hand carts, autos, share autos, mini trucks, buses and vestibule buses jostling along.
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Next door to Hyderabad
Hyderabad is 15 km from Kukatpally, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Hyderabad districtdistrict of Telangana State, India4.7 km
- L. B. Nagarhuman settlement in India8.2 km
- Uppal Kalanneighborhood in India8.2 km
- Omerkhan Dairacensus town in Abdullapur mandal of Rangareddy district, Telangana, India1.5 km
- Rajendranagar mandalhuman settlement in India9.6 km
- Film Nagarneighborhood in Hyderabad, Telangana, India9.1 km