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Erstwhile Hyderabad was known as Bhagyanagar and is still referred in many texts, article, anecdotes as Bhagyanagar. It was named after Queen Bhagamathi, spouse of Sultan Muhammad Quli of the Qutub Shahi dynasty, who had founded and named it after her in 1590. Once she entered the royal household and embraced Islam, she was rechristened Hydermahal and hence, the city got was renamed as Hyderabad. |
Erstwhile Hyderabad was known as Bhagyanagar and is still referred in many texts, article, anecdotes as Bhagyanagar. It was named after Queen Bhagamathi, spouse of Sultan Muhammad Quli of the Qutub Shahi dynasty, who had founded and named it after her in 1590. Once she entered the royal household and embraced Islam, she was rechristened Hydermahal and hence, the city got was renamed as Hyderabad. <ref>http://www.indiatraveltimes.com/legend/sultan.html</ref> |
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Mention of Bhagnagar which refers to the city as a city of gardens exists in a few historical instances, such as in old maps.<ref>http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140429/nation-current-affairs/article/name-game</ref> |
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The name Hyderabad refers to the capital city of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in India. It was also the capital of Nizams of Hyderabad.[1]
The following are/were its other names:
Bhagyanagar
Erstwhile Hyderabad was known as Bhagyanagar and is still referred in many texts, article, anecdotes as Bhagyanagar. It was named after Queen Bhagamathi, spouse of Sultan Muhammad Quli of the Qutub Shahi dynasty, who had founded and named it after her in 1590. Once she entered the royal household and embraced Islam, she was rechristened Hydermahal and hence, the city got was renamed as Hyderabad. [2]
Bhagnagar
Mention of Bhagnagar which refers to the city as a city of gardens exists in a few historical instances, such as in old maps.[3]
Cyberabad
Hyderabad is among the global centres of information technology for which it is known as Cyberabad (Cyber City).[4][5] Cyberabad is well known in the southern part of India as an IT hub of Hyderabad and is used for the city as well. Some twenty square mile plot of the city is being renamed as Cyberabad where a bunch of foreign major companies have invested to evolve it as an upcoming information technology HUB.
Genome Valley
Genome valley is a Business District facilitating infrastructure for biomedical and bio informatics research and development and is renowned in Asia for its state of the art biocluster facilities. It is referred as Genome Valley in a variety of texts, discussions and articles.
City of Pearls
It is known by the sobriquet City of Pearls.[6] due to presence of industry engaged in pearls trade, and until the 18th century the city was the only global trade center of large diamonds. Many traditional and historical bazaars are located in and around the city.[7][8] The Laad Bazaar and nearby markets has shops that sell pearls, diamonds and other traditional ware and cultural antiques.[7][9] The retail industry in Hyderabad is on the rise,[10] and multiple business districts are spread across the city. Many national and international companies have set up retail business across the city.[11]
Pharmaceutical capital of India
Hyderabad is also known by the above name for the size and quality of pharmaceutical industry present in the city.[12]
Citations
- ^ http://www.ghmc.gov.in/hyd/hydhistory.asp
- ^ http://www.indiatraveltimes.com/legend/sultan.html
- ^ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140429/nation-current-affairs/article/name-game
- ^ Ananya Roy, Aihwa Ong (2011). Worlding Cities: Asian Experiments and the Art of Being Global. John Wiley and Sons. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-4051-9277-4.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "An Amazon shot for city". The Times of India. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ^ "Hyderabad in NYT 2011 list of must see places". Times of India. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Laad Bazaar traders cry foul". The Hindu. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
- ^ "Glory of the gates". The Hindu. 10 March 2004. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Street Smart Shopping". Channel6. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "Hyderabad, Chennai & Bangalore witness high rental growth: Retail survey". Business Line. Retrieved 16 November 2007.
- ^ "Will the real central hub stand up?". The Hindu. 23 July 2005. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- "2010 sees scramble for commercial office space". Times of India. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ http://m.thehindu.com/news/national/indian-cities-rank-low-on-most-prosperous-list-un-report/article4006620.ece/
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