Abids
Abids is a major commercial center in Hyderabad, India.
Abids is a major commercial center in Hyderabad, India. Abids is well known as the oldest and most famous business area in Hyderabad. The state government building (TSFC), and the President Plaza, Badshah palace are located here. Unlike most markets which are known for specializing in a certain trade, a variety of businesses are located here. This area's importance has increased because of its close proximity to Nampally Railway Station.
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Worth seeing in and around Abids
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.
500 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.
7.1 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.
800 m · 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.
700 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.
6.3 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.
9.1 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.
8.7 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.
1 km · 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.
3.7 km · Stadium in Hyderabad, India · Wikipedia - 10Birla Mandir, Hyderabad
Birla Mandir is a Hindu temple built on a 280 feet high hillock called Naubath Pahad 13 acres plot in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Naubat Pahad which was once also known as Band Rock so called because long ago all official communications from Mughals to the Nizams were proclaimed from this hill accompanied by music.
8.2 km · Hindu temple in Hyderabad, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Abids
- Airports
- Rajiv Gandhi (HYD), 16 km · Vijayawada (VGA), 265 km
- Stations
- Secunderabad Junction railway station, 7.9 km · Hyderabad Deccan railway station, 3.2 km · Khairatabad metro station, 5.3 km
- Vijayawada → Abids251 km · quickest by road, 4h 39m · ₹1,790–2,240
- Nagpur → Abids423 km · quickest by road, 8h 4m · ₹3,200–4,010
- Tirupati → Abids429 km · quickest by air, 4h 54m · ₹5,970–9,140
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No local-transport research exists yet for Abids
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 Abids. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inTake a taxi or an auto-rickshaw if at all possible.
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Next door to Abids
Abids is 3 km from Hyderabad, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Hyderabad districtdistrict of Telangana State, India4.2 km
- Secunderabadtwin city of Hyderabad, India9.7 km
- L. B. Nagarhuman settlement in India8.2 km
- Uppal Kalanneighborhood in India8 km
- Omerkhan Dairacensus town in Abdullapur mandal of Rangareddy district, Telangana, India1 km
- 2013 Hyderabad blastsbomb blasts in the city of Hyderabad, India700 m