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Hyderabad is the capital of Andhra Pradesh in Southern
India, located on the banks of the Musi River and on the Deccan
Plateau. Hyderabad and Secundrabad are "twin cities" near Hussain
Sagar Lake (also known as Tank Bund in local parlance) but
both cities have grown so much that now they have become one big
metropolis. The city and district of Hyderabad are coterminous.
Hyderabad district is entirely contained within the Ranga Reddy
district of Andhra Pradesh. Many of the suburbs of Hyderabad were
recently merged into the city, now called Greater Hyderabad.
A city rich with
history and tradition, Hyderabad now competes with Bangalore,
Chennai for the crown of India's IT capital; Microsoft and Google
have their India headquarters here.
When you are traveling to
Hyderabad
on business, it is easy to miss the 400-year-old Hyderabad. The
city that immediately hits the eye is a sprawling metropolis of
shopping malls and office buildings with glass facades. The whole
of the city seems to be under construction or renovation and the
roads are jammed because flyovers are being constructed. It is a
magnificent city in many senses.
The "old city" that was once the seat of the Nizam, the ruler of
the largest and the most opulent "princely state", and the twin
city of Secunderabad where the British maintained a cantonment to
keep the army within striking distance of the Nizam can be seen
only if you take the time out to see them.
Hyderabad's many epithets include the City of Pearls, the
City of
Nawabs,
the
Biryani
City
and, because of its high-tech draw, Cyberabad
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