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Yakutpura
Yakutpura () is a traditional neighbourhoods in the Old City, Hyderabad in Telangana state, India. With a population of 6,3350 inhabitants, the size of the area is about 5.7 square kilometers. Named by the Nizam of Hyderabad, the word ''Ya·kut'' (yä-koot), from Yakutpura, is a Persian word for ruby. Hyderabad is known as the "City of Pearls". During the era of the 7th Nizam ( Mir Osman Ali Khan), the Hyderabad State was a business market of gems and pearls. Yakutpura was one of the parts of the Nizam's State and hence its name was coined. A part of Yakutpura is also called Brahmin-wadi where Brahmins live. Commercial area Yakutpura is one of the largest neighbourhoods of the Old City. It is situated close to the historic sites of Charminar and Mecca Masjid. Yakutpura is connected to Dabeer Pura through one of the oldest bridges (flyover) in Hyderabad. In addition, the area is well connected to public transports, as it is home to an MMTS train station. The local languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakutpura (Assembly Constituency)
Yakutpura () is a traditional neighbourhoods in the Old City, Hyderabad in Telangana state, India. With a population of 6,3350 inhabitants, the size of the area is about 5.7 square kilometers. Named by the Nizam of Hyderabad, the word ''Ya·kut'' (yä-koot), from Yakutpura, is a Persian word for ruby. Hyderabad is known as the "City of Pearls". During the era of the 7th Nizam (Mir Osman Ali Khan), the Hyderabad State was a business market of gems and pearls. Yakutpura was one of the parts of the Nizam's State and hence its name was coined. A part of Yakutpura is also called Brahmin-wadi where Brahmins live. Commercial area Yakutpura is one of the largest neighbourhoods of the Old City. It is situated close to the historic sites of Charminar and Mecca Masjid. Yakutpura is connected to Dabeer Pura through one of the oldest bridges (flyover) in Hyderabad. In addition, the area is well connected to public transports, as it is home to an Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owaisi Hospital
Asaduddin Owaisi (born 13 May 1969) is an Indian politician who is serving as the third and current president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) since 2008. He is a five time Member of Parliament representing the Hyderabad constituency in Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. Born to the Owaisi family in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Asaduddin Owaisi was trained as a barrister at Lincoln's Inn in London, England. He assumed leadership of the AIMIM upon the death of his father Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi in 2008. Owaisi is considered the leading political representative of Indian Muslims and is also regarded as a prominent member of the anti-Pakistan lobby in India. For years, he has been regularly listed by Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISSC), among ''the 500 Most Influential Muslims'' of the world. Early life and background Owaisi was born to Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi and Najmunnisa Begum on 13 May 1969. He comes from a political fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System
The Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System, commonly abbreviated as MMTS, is a Urban rail transit in India, suburban rail system in Hyderabad, India. A joint venture of the Government of Telangana (formerly Government of Andhra Pradesh) and the South Central Railway zone, South Central Railway, it is operated by the latter. The system caters to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, city of Hyderabad and the neighbouring suburban areas connecting Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Falaknuma, Lingampally, Hyderabad, Lingampally, Medchal and Umdanagar with a total of 133 MMTS services. Currently 86 MMTS services are being operated due to the effect of COVID-19. History The Hyderabad MMTS project was conceived as a joint venture between the Government of India and the Government of Andhra Pradesh (retrospectively referred to as Government of United Andhra Pradesh) with an Memorandum of understanding, MoU signed in September 2000. The first phase was inaugurated on 9 August 2003 by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old City, Hyderabad
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. Wall of Hyderabad There used to be a granite wall surrounding the old city. The wall was constructed during the 17th and 18th centuries, during the Qutb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizam Of Hyderabad
Nizam of Hyderabad was the title of the ruler of Hyderabad State ( part of the Indian state of Telangana, and the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka). ''Nizam'' is a shortened form of (; ), and was the title bestowed upon Asaf Jah I when he was appointed Viceroy of the Deccan by the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar. In addition to being the Mughal viceroy (''Naib'') of the Deccan, Asaf Jah I was also the premier courtier of the Mughal Empire until 1724, when he established an independent monarchy, realm based in Hyderabad, but in practice, continued to recognise the nominal authority of emperor. The Asaf Jahi dynasty was founded by Chin Qilich Khan (Asaf Jah I), who served as a ''Naib'' of the Deccan sultanates under the Mughal Empire from 1713 to 1721. He intermittently ruled the region after Emperor Aurangzeb's death in 1707. In 1724 Mughal control weakened, and Asaf Jah became virtually independent. The titular Nizams Battle of Palkhed, fought with the Marathas since the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Esra Hospital
Princess is a title used by a female member of a regnant monarch's family or by a female ruler of a principality. The male equivalent is a prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a monarch. A crown princess can be the heir apparent to the throne or the spouse of the heir apparent. Princess as a substantive title Some princesses are reigning monarchs of principalities. There have been fewer instances of reigning princesses than reigning princes, as most principalities excluded women from inheriting the throne. An example of a princess regnant is Constance of Antioch, princess regnant of Antioch in the 12th century. Since the president of France, an office for which women are eligible, is ''ex-officio'' a co-prince of Andorra, then Andorra could theoretically be jointly ruled by a princess. Princess as a courtesy title Descendants of monarchs For many centuries, the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durru Shehvar Children's & General Hospital
Princess Durru Shehvar Children's & General Hospital (PDSC&GH) is a non-profit, non-governmental hospital in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. History The Princess Durru Shehvar Children's Medical Aid Society was established in 1983, which opened the hospital on March 18, 1989, primarily as a children's hospital. The foundation stone was laid by its namesake, Princess Durru Shehvar, mother of the society's chair Prince Muffakham Jah. The hospital later began to provide medical care to pregnant women, as well as prenatal and postnatal care, and eventually expanded its services to become a general hospital. The society opened a college of nursing in 2003. Facility and care Medical services are subsidised by the government to make the healthcare affordable and accessible to all sections of society. The 200-bed facility is spread over an area of . Additionally, there is an 8-bed pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) equipped with neonatal ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(Telangana Politician)
Telangana is a state in India situated in the south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh largest state by area and the twelfth most populated state in India, according to the 2011 census. On 2 June 2014, the area was separated from the northwestern part of United Andhra Pradesh as the newly formed state of Telangana, with Hyderabad as its capital. Telugu, one of the classical languages of India, is the most widely spoken and the primary official language of Telangana state, whereas Urdu is recognised as the second official language. Additionally, several tribal languages such as Gondi, Kolami, Koya and Lambadi are spoken in different regions of the Telangana state. The economy of Telangana is the eighth largest in India, with a gross state domestic product (GSDP) of and has a GSDP per capita of for the financial year 2024–25. Telangana has emerged as a major focal point for IT software companies, industry and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salarjung 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. Originally a private art collection of the Salar Jung family, it was endowed to the nation after the death of Salar Jung III. It was inaugurated on 16 December 1951. It has a collection of sculptures, paintings, carvings, textiles, manuscripts, ceramics, metallic artefacts, carpets, clocks, and furniture from Japan, China, Burma, Nepal, India, Persia, Egypt, Europe, and North America. It is one of the list of largest art museums in the world, largest museums in the world. History A nobleman of the Salar Jung family The Salar Jung family was a noble Hyderabad family under the Nizams, who ruled from 1720 to 1948. They are credited with safeguarding rare artifacts and collections, which are now at Salar Jung Museum. The family were one of the remaining ... of Hyderaba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizam Museum
Nizam's Museum or H.E.H Nizam's Museum is a museum located in Hyderabad at Purani Haveli, a palace of the erstwhile Nizams. This museum showcases the gifts that the last Nizam of Hyderabad State, Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII received on his silver jubilee celebrations. The museum is a repository mainly of souvenirs, gifts and mementos presented by dignitaries to the last Nizam on the occasion of the silver jubilee celebrations in 1936. Models made of silver of all the landmark buildings in Hyderabad, with citations about them in Urdu. History The museum was opened on 18 February 2000 by the Nizam Trust to the general public. 2018 Theft This museum became part of the national news in September 2018 as two Hyderabadi youths managed to steal a golden tiffin box studded with diamonds, and some other valuable items by dodging the CCTV cameras and security at the museum. Both were soon caught by the police and the security at the museum was beefed up after the incident. Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
