Discover South India and the new Telangana State? This is a mini-guide of the neighborhoods where to stay in Hyderabad!
The largest city in the State of Telangana – created in 2014 from Andhra Pradesh – Hyderabad is world-renowned for its history, culture and architectural heritage marking the border between North India and South India. With a population of 6.8 million (2011), it is built north of the Deccan Plateau, on the banks of the Musi River and in a region of 140 lakes. Hyderabad is in India the symbol of the peaceful cohabitation of Hindus with Muslims since a long history. It is also the city of India where economic growth is the fastest, especially thanks to information and communication technologies and biotechnology. Founded in the 16th century, many historical monuments are unavoidably worth visiting. As such, are you looking for a sleeping accommodation in Hyderabad?
The city is subdivided into several areas: the north, the south, the east, the west and the centre. Renting an apartment or hotel room to stay in Hyderabad will be cheap for a European tourist or expatriate. This is in which district to stay in Hyderabad.
Charminar
Charminar is the building around which is the historic centre of Hyderabad. It is the most famous building in the city and one of India’s most emblematic monuments. Built in 1591 by the sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shan after an outbreak of plague, it is a triumphal arc of 56 meters high by 30 meters wide, resting on four arches with a minaret each. Charminar is the Muslim district of Hyderabad. On the other hand, to say that expatriates do not come here to stay in Hyderabad because the neighborhood is very dense, noisy and polluted. Tourists, however, you can rent a room to sleep in the heart of local life. In this historic centre, see the Mecca Masjid Mosque, the Birla Mandir (built with the white stones of Rajasthan) which, like the Charminar, are in the heart of private visits the historic centre.
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Jubilee Hills and Banjara Hills
Located west of Hussein Sagar Lake, these two neighbourhoods are the most recent, attracting businesses and populations. Do not expect to see sumptuous historical monuments, these are two modern neighborhoods. The streets are wide and much quieter than in the dismantled anthill of the downtown areas. Between the two Jubilee and Banjara hills, is the Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park , with its water plan and a Hindu temple to see. Choose this area if, for example, you are looking for where to stay in Hyderabad with family and/or children. Not far, enjoy Hussein Sagar Lake – without bathing – and the statue of Buddha, 17.5 meters high.
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HITEC City
HITEC City – Hyderabad Information Technology and Engineering Consultancy City – is as its name suggests, the district of the new high-tech IT and Communications and Council Engineering. This is the most recent district in Hyderabad. This is the ideal place to stay in Hyderabad for the long term, if you come to work.
Nearby, enjoy the night market and discover the Fort of Golkonda – the cradle of the city – and the Seven Tombs of Kings Qutb Shahi . On the green areas, the area is not left: the botanical garden is found Sri Kota Vijaybhaskar Reddy and the huge golf club and park in the Madhava Reddy Colony district. Everything is new and modern in the neighborhood, so that we find ourselves in years light of the cliché that we often have on a smearing, unhealthy and vet India.
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