Azampura, on banks of
Musi River, is one of the old neighbourhoods in
Hyderabad
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,
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and is close to
Dabirpura. Other nearby areas include
Saidabad,
Chaderghat,
Malakpet and
Chanchalguda. There were 27,500 residents in Azampura as of 2003.
Like many other
Old City suburbs it has a majority Muslim population. Also the area is home to the deputy Chief Minister of Telangana,
Mohammed Mehmood Ali.
Commercial area
Azampura's commercial area is concentrated around Masjid-e-Sahifa. There are many fruit stalls and restaurants which offer Hyderabad's famous non-vegetarian cuisine like
biryani,
haleem,
nihari and
kebabs.
The locality has hospitals like Muslim Maternity Hospital and Thumbay Hospital.
Public transport
Azampura is extremely well connected to many suburbs around Hyderabad by buses run by
TSRTC. It is also connected to long distance places by MGBS bus terminal. It also has Malakpet railway station with MMTS & Suburban services to Lingampally, HiTech city, Nampally,
Secunderabad
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and
Falaknuma, Mahbubnagar,
Kurnool
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, Medchal, Ghatkesar, Jangoan. Its also now connected to Hyderabad Metro network through Malakpet Metro Station.
Landmarks
Masjid-E-Sahifa is an important mosque in Azampura.
Old Post Sahifa is now defunct but was a major regional post office during the 1980s and 1990.
Azampura Chaman / rotary park is very known landmark, that leads to another old well known landmark ' lorry Kanta' / weigh bridge.
There are many playgrounds in surrounding areas, but most famous is Tarzan ground, host to many local cricket tournaments.it also has a state public Library and a community hall.
Azampura comes under Chaderghat PS jurisdiction.
References
Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India
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