Masab Tank is a major locality in

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. The area lies at the junction of Road#1, Banjara Hills and the road connecting Humayun Nagar and Lakdi Ka Pul.

History

Masab Tank is derived from ''Maa Sahiba'' Tank. The tank was built in 1624 by Khanum Agha, the mother of Qutub Shah V. The tank later came to be known as ''Maa Sahiba Talab''. ''Maa Sahiba'' was a title endowed on Hayat Bakshi Begum, wife of Qutub Shahi VI. It is said that when the lake was built, on October 4, 1624 CE, the

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had prayed to keep the lake filled with fresh water “''till the

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''“. Due to encroachment and rapid urbanisation, the lake has almost disappeared. Gradually over time, the lake bed has been converted to residential and commercial areas.

Transport

TSRTC runs the buses connecting it to all parts of the city. The closest MMTS Train station is at Lakdi Ka Pul.

References

{{Neighbourhoods of Hyderabad, state=collapsed Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India