Hyderabad became the capital of the newly formed state of Andhra Pradesh in 1956. Located 650mts above sea level, the physiography of the city is dominated by hills, tanks, forests and rock formations.
The city is strategically located on the Indian map blending the cultures of North and South India, National Highway No.7 and 9 passing through it. It is a city of cosmopolitan character embracing people of different religions, languages and races.
Besides major industries both in state and central sectors, it is famous for tourist attractions like Charminar, Qutubshahi Tombs, Golconda Fort, Zoological Gardens, etc., Hyderabad was founded in 1591 by Mohd. Quli Qutub Shah after the earlier capital city of Golconda became over crowded.
Hyderabad has always been referred to as the city of pearls even though it is far away from the sea.The Nizams of Hyderabad led a very opulent lifestyle.Pearls in Hyderabad have a long history.
Ram Dutt Malji, a Haryanvi pearl trader, became a royal jeweler.Hyderabad is the main center for pearl jewelry in India and is famous world over. It is the largest center for pearl trading in the world and sells about 40-50 thousand kilograms of pearls per year. The erstwhile Nizam rulers of Hyderabad laid the foundation of pearl jewelry in the 19th century.
Different types of pearl necklaces are made in Hyderabad. Typical designs being Satlada (seven strands of pearls set with emeralds, diamonds and rubies, Kundan Ranihar many more).
Hyderabad became the capital of the newly formed state of Andhra Pradesh in 1956. Located 650mts above sea level, the physiography of the city is dominated by hills, tanks, forests and rock formations.
The city is strategically located on the Indian map blending the cultures of North and South India, National Highway No.7 and 9 passing through it. It is a city of cosmopolitan character embracing people of different religions, languages and races.
Besides major industries both in state and central sectors, it is famous for tourist attractions like Charminar, Qutubshahi Tombs, Golconda Fort, Zoological Gardens, etc., Hyderabad was founded in 1591 by Mohd. Quli Qutub Shah after the earlier capital city of Golconda became over crowded.
The Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad, a department of the state government, administers the healthcare in Hyderabad. The medical services are provided by hospitals and clinics run by the government, corporate and charity organizations. As of 2010 and 2011, the city houses 50 government hospitals,300 corporate and charity hospitals, 194 nursing homes together these facilities provide the city with approximately 12,000 hospital beds, which is less than 50% of required 25000 hospital beds.
In addition the city houses about 4,000 individual clinics, and 500 medical diagnostic centers. The majority of residents prefer treatment at private facilities and only 28% of residents uses government facilities, due to distant locations, poor quality of patient care and extreme waiting time.
After recording an impressive export last year, a second wave of Information Technology development is set to hit Andhra Pradesh.The strategy adopted during the last decade from 1992-93 in particular for promoting Andhra Pradesh as a IT hub bore fruits in attracting many IT majors to come to Hyderabad.
"Now we are trying to replicate this success by adopting an all together different strategy," B V Naidu, STPI Hyderabad, director told PTI."STPI is working jointly with the government of Andhra Pradesh to set in motion the development. We are developing four incubation centres for IT development in Vizag, Vijayawada, Tirupati and Kakinada. The incubation centre at Tirupati is likely to be operational by the end of January, 2006," he said.
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The cosmopolitan city of Hyderabad located in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India has in recent years become one of the most important destinations for tourists as well as for business travelers. Once known as the Pearl City, the city is now popularly known as Cyberabad or the Hi-Tech City thanks to its recent foray in Information Technology.Besides, monuments the city also has a great deal of other attractions like the Hussain Sagar Lake, the Mir Alam, Tank Bund, Nawabat Pahad, the Salarjung Museum, Birla Mandir and Planetarium, Archaeological Museum, the Paigah tombs, the Qutb Shahi Tomb complex etc. All this together combine to make Hyderabad an attractive tourist destination.
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