Langar Houz is a suburb of

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

, near

Golconda Golconda is a fortified citadel and ruined city located on the western outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The fort was originally built by Kakatiya ruler Pratāparudra in the 11th century out of mud walls. It was ceded to the Bahmani ...

, in the Indian state of

Telangana Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...

. It is a major commercial centre for the city's cantonment area. Langar Houz was once considered to be the gateway to the city and Golkonda Palace. This area is well known for its student population due to its close proximity to various engineering colleges. Many politicians and government employees live there. It serves India's biggest military artillery centre.

History

Langar means "a chain used to tether an elephant". During the

Nizam 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 ...

rule a golden langar was donated to a Muslim recluse by the Queen. Later, this was cut in pieces and distributed among holy men as Jagir. During the period of Muslim

Bahmani Sultanate The Bahmani Kingdom or the Bahmani Sultanate was a late medieval Persianate kingdom that ruled the Deccan plateau in India. The first independent Muslim sultanate of the Deccan, the Bahmani Kingdom came to power in 1347 during the rebellio ...

, In Langar food was cooked and served to people of all religions with love and affection and hence it came to be called as Langar Houz.

Transport

Langar Houz is connected by buses run by

TSRTC The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (abbreviated as TGSRTC) is a state-owned corporation that runs bus transport services to and from the Indian state of Telangana. It was formed in 2014 by bifurcating the Andhra Pradesh State Ro ...

. The closest MMTS train station is at Nampally. Lakdi ka pul is about 7 to 8 km away. Nearest metro station is lakdikapool

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is an international airport that serves Hyderabad, the capital of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Shamshabad, about south of Hyderabad and it was opened on 23 March 2008 to replace Begumpet ...

is about 26 to 28 km away and three routes connect to RGIA .

Culture

Dargah Syed Meeran Hussaini Quadri Bogdad is the oldest ''

dargah A Sufi shrine or dargah ( ''dargâh'' or ''dargah'', Turkish: ''dergâh'', Hindustani: ''dargāh'' दरगाह درگاہ, ''dôrgah'') is a shrine or tomb built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint or dervi ...

'' in the city. It treats patients with mental illness. Several reports stated that mental patients are treated cruelly and are chained inside the ''dargah''. Dupki Punnam is the holy dip where people wash at the confluence of the Esi and Musi rivers. Musi later turned into a municipal sewer and lost its status as a sacred river. The old Qutub Shahi Jamai Masjid is there as is a temple of Lord Sriram.

Neighbourhoods

* Mehdipatnam *

Golkonda Golconda is a fortified citadel and ruined city located on the western outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The fort was originally built by Kakatiya ruler Pratāparudra in the 11th century out of mud walls. It was ceded to the Bahmani ...

* Tolichowki * Attapur * Bandlaguda Jagir

References

Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India {{Hyderabad-geo-stub