
Places To Visit: Charminar Mecca Masjid Golconda Fort Hussain Sagar Jama Masjid St. Joseph's Cathedral St. Mary's Church Birla Mandir Birla Planetarium Falaknuma Palace Hi-Tech City Qutub Shahi Tombs Paigah Tombs Chote Hazrat Ki Dargah Raymond's Tomb Sanjeevaiah Park Indira Park Public Gardens Nehru Zoological Park Tips For Visitors: Every tourist visiting India, must make a trip to Hyderabad city in India, where you can see an astonishing blend of ancestral heritage with the modern IT sector. Hyderabad, also known as City of Nizams, is a city that was named after a queen Hyder Mahal. Hyderabad literally means the 'city of Hyder'. The city of Hyderabad has its own individual character, which is evident in the beautiful, ancient palaces and the equally modern, and state-of-the-art offices and buildings. The IT sector has made such a deep impact on the ancestral Hyderabad city that the city is often called as 'Cyberabad'. The city of Hyderabad has a co-sister city, which is called as 'Secunderabad'. A man-made lake called the Hussain Sagar Lake divides both the cities. The city of Hyderabad is the capital of Andhra Pradesh, which is spread over the Deccan Plateau and is the fifth largest metropolitan city in India. If shopping is your passion, you can pick up some distinctive items such as the famous Hyderabadi pearls and other handicrafts, which are unique to the city of Hyderabad and flaunt it with pride. Hyderabad provides scrumptious delicacies to tease your taste buds. It is high on the spicy content so watch out! Keep some water ready on your side in case you accidentally chew on red hot chilies! The food is authentic and is a culmination of the Mughlai cuisine and the traditional Hyderabadi style. Though the cuisine is predominantly vegetarian, the people on the coast do eat fish and prawns cooked in sesame or coconut. Rice toddy is the locally brewed alcoholic drink. Things to carry: People to a good degree are usually fond of visiting places and when the catch is something like Hyderabad city it is hard to resist. Those who travel, not necessarily to Hyderabad, often develop a trait or say acquire an art to cope up with new places and also get the best of it. Both the assertions hold true and have been proved by the growing number of tourists visiting the city. What exactly lies at the place may be specified but there is a general agreement of the encounters and experiences from that place. The people who reach the place and get the best from it are indeed be rich in advice. From an insider's point of view, things one should do and things one should generally avoid while travelling to the place have been en numbered and are as: Do:
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How To Reach: By Air: Hyderabad is easy accessible by air through Begumpet Airport. This airport is also credited to be the only international airport in Andhra Pradesh. There are numerous airlines that run regular flights to and from Hyderabad. Begumpet Airport has two terminals; one for domestic and the other for international flights. These terminals are N.T. Rama Rao Domestic Terminal and Rajiv Gandhi International Terminal, repectively. Hyderabad is connected with all the major cities of the country and the world. By Rail: When it comes to railways, Hyderabad stands in the forefront with its wide network of rail tracks. The main railway stations are Secunderabad, Hyderabad (Nampally) and Kacheguda. Many trains run to and from Hyderabad on regular basis. You can easily catch any of these trains for reaching Hyderabad from anywhere in India. These stations connect the city with most of the other cities and towns of India. By Road: Hyderabad is well linked with all the neighboring states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Orissa. A well planned system of roadways has been maintained by the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC). This efficient network connects Hyderabad with almost each and every city and town in as well as outside the state. The major national highways (NH) that can be followed for getting to the city are NH - 4, NH - 5, NH - 7, NH - 9, NH - 16 and NH - 18. |
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