20 Interesting Facts about Hyderabad
Hyderabad is well known for its tourist destinations. Just like the Charminar and the Golkonda fort, there are many places to see in the city of Hyderabad. Apart from sightseeing, tourists have a lot of experiences to enjoy, there’s great shopping places, good street food options and a couple of iconic buildings to see.
If you are a travelling to Hyderabad, and are looking for a guide to all the best places to see and things to do in the city, this article is just for you.
If you are a travelling to Hyderabad, and are looking for a guide to all the best places to see and things to do in the city, this article is just for you.
1. Biggest Monolithic Buddha Statue
With a height of 18 m and weight around 450 tons, this breathtaking statue of Buddha is his biggest single rock statue in the world.
2. City of Pearls
Hyderabad is one of the chief producers of natural pearls and is also a major contributor to the diamond trade, hence, it is referred to as the City of Pearls.
3. The World Famous Biryani
Hyderabadi Biryani was first introduced in India during the period of Nizam rule. It’s believed that Biryani came from Iran, where it was originated. Hyderabadi Biryani is made with rice, spices, and chicken or meat. It is mainly of two types, raw and cooked. There are around 140 varieties of Hyderabadi Biryani.
4. Kohinoor Belongs to Hyderabad
Kohinoor, a 105 karat priceless diamond and one of the most expensive diamonds in the world is believed to be mined here. It was taken by the Britishers and is still in the UK.
5. Charminar
Constructed way back in 1591 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the Charminar, indeed, symbolizes this city. With the height of 56m surrounded by 4 minarets or towers, the Charminar is a must watch place in the city.
6. World's Biggest Film City
The Ramoji Film City is considered the biggest film studio complex in the world with a massive area of around 2000 acres.
7. Seventh Oldest University in India
Established in 1918 by Osman Ali Khan, Osmania University is a well-known university with around 17,000 admissions in all courses.
8. The City of Artificial Lakes
Lakes such as Hussain Sagar, Osman Sagar, and Himayat Sagar are the most popular among the 140 lakes in Hyderabad; mainly due to dams on river Musi.
9. Residence of India's President
Located at Bolarum, Rashtrapati Nilayam is a single storied building. After India’s independence, it was taken over from the Nizam of Hyderabad and handed it over to the President’s Secretariat. The President of India visits Rashtrapati Nilayam at least once a year (especially, during winters) and conducts official business from this Nilayam.
10. Tollywood ( Film Industry )
After the Hindi Film Industry (Bollywood), the Telugu Film Industry (Tollywood) is considered the second-largest film industry in India.
11. The Best Convention Center in India
Whether it’s an event, exhibition or conference, the HITEX convention center provides with the best facilities in the country with the seating capacity of around 2500 people in 53 acres of area.
12. A Densely Populated City
With a population of about 6.8 million, Hyderabad is ranked 4th among the most populous cities in India.
13. Engineers Hub
Hyderabad is well known for its educational infrastructure. Around 350 Engineering colleges are located in Hyderabad, and Ranga Reddy district in Hyderabad has the most number of engineering colleges in a city in India. Some of the renowned colleges are BITS Pilani, Osmania University, IIT Hyderabad, etc.
14. Hyderabad is Too Old
Hyderabad is considered as one of the oldest rock formations on the planet, around 2500 million years old.
15. Home to the All-Time Richest Indian ever
The last Nizam of Hyderabad, Osman Ali Khan (1886-1967) was so rich that he had a diamond paperweight worth £50 million. He is considered the all-time richest Indian ever.
16. Best Museum in Southern India
The Salar Jung Museum is considered the best museum in Southern India. It has around 40,000 collections from all over the world.
17. Hi-tech City
Often referred to as the Hi-Tech city, Hyderabad is one of the fastest growing IT cities in India. Companies such as Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle, Nokia, Dell, AMD, Accenture, Amazon, etc. have established their offices/workstations here.
18. Asthma Fish Treatment
Fish medicine is given to Asthma patients by Bathini Goud brothers in Hyderabad, which is free of cost, and reportedly, it fully cures Asthma. The fish medicine is served only once in a year (when Mrigasira Karthi date falls); usually, the date falls in June month. It is said that millions of patients have cured their Asthma disease by taking this medicine.
19. Biggest Snow Theme Park in the World
Hyderabad is a considerably warm place, thus creating a snow theme park here is a blissful delight. Snow World is a theme park covering an area of around 8000 sqm and is the biggest one on the planet.
20. Lengthiest Flyover in India
The PVNR flyover is 11.6km elevated freeway connecting the international airport of Hyderabad with city at Mehdipatnam area. PVNR flyover is the India's longest flyover so far and has been constructed by Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority at Amargarh Junction on Hyderabad-Bangalore National Highway(NH-7).
16. Best Museum in Southern India
The Salar Jung Museum is considered the best museum in Southern India. It has around 40,000 collections from all over the world.
17. Hi-tech City
Often referred to as the Hi-Tech city, Hyderabad is one of the fastest growing IT cities in India. Companies such as Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle, Nokia, Dell, AMD, Accenture, Amazon, etc. have established their offices/workstations here.
18. Asthma Fish Treatment
Fish medicine is given to Asthma patients by Bathini Goud brothers in Hyderabad, which is free of cost, and reportedly, it fully cures Asthma. The fish medicine is served only once in a year (when Mrigasira Karthi date falls); usually, the date falls in June month. It is said that millions of patients have cured their Asthma disease by taking this medicine.
19. Biggest Snow Theme Park in the World
Hyderabad is a considerably warm place, thus creating a snow theme park here is a blissful delight. Snow World is a theme park covering an area of around 8000 sqm and is the biggest one on the planet.
20. Lengthiest Flyover in India
The PVNR flyover is 11.6km elevated freeway connecting the international airport of Hyderabad with city at Mehdipatnam area. PVNR flyover is the India's longest flyover so far and has been constructed by Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority at Amargarh Junction on Hyderabad-Bangalore National Highway(NH-7).
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