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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Financial District
| settlement_type = [[Central business district]]
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The Financial District is a premier information technology, real estate, and architectural suburb located in the [[Serlingampally]] [[mandal]] of [[Hyderabad, Telangana|Hyderabad]], [[India]]. Spanning an initial area of {{convert|100|acres|km2|adj=on}}, it serves as a core economic engine of the city's western corridor. It is part of the larger cluster of technology townships and business hubs is collectively known as '''[[HITEC City|Cyberabad]]''', a high-tech metropolitan zone for IT, banking, and financial services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/telangana-government-plans-new-financial-district/articleshow/53183838.cms|title=Telangana government plans new financial district|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=2016-07-13|last=Didyala|first=Amrita|access-date=2025-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/financial-district-land-sells-like-hot-cake-105120501034_1.html|title=Financial District land sells like hot cake}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/money/2002/feb/02naidu.htm|title=NYSE to help Andhra set up financial district in Hyderabad}}</ref><ref name="name">{{cite web|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/216730|title=Hyderabad to become 2nd financial capital|website=[[Arab News]]|quote=The financial district, the foundation stone for which was laid by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee Saturday, will be the first step toward Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s goal to make Hyderabad India’s second financial capital after Bombay.}}</ref>

==History==
The Financial District was an initiative of the [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]] [[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]] government and its foundation stone was laid by the then Prime Minister of India, [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], in 2001.<ref name="name"/> The neighbourhoods of [[Nanakramguda]] and [[Gachibowli]] were part of the first phase of the Financial District.

The first phase is home to TSI Business Parks, [[special economic zone]]s (SEZs), and the WaveRock Building, which houses multinational conglomerates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/International-business-hub-planned/article16815354.ece|title=International business hub planned|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> WaveRock is a 2.5 million square foot Information Technology-SEZ in Nanakramguda covering about 12 acres.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/city-it-sez-waverock-bought-by-shapoorji-allianz-jv-for-rs-1-8k-cr/articleshow/72876603.cms|title=Hyderabad's IT-SEZ WaveRock bought by Shapoorji-Allianz JV for Rs 1,800 crore|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=2019-12-19|access-date=2025-11-28|last=Sengupta|first=Sudipta}}</ref>

By 2019, The SEZ housed over 25 information technology companies including Apple, GAP, Accenture, Development Bank of Singapore, and DuPont, and has between 25,000 and 30,000 employees working out of the premises. In December 2019, WaveRock was bought by the Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate Fund for Rs 1,800 crore from [[Tishman Speyer]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Allianz Fund Buys Hyderabad Offices from Tishman, GIC|url=https://wework.co.in/hyderabad/|website=Mingtiandi|date=2019-12-19|access-date=2025-11-28|language=en-US|first=James|last=Hatton|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702163357/https://www.mingtiandi.com/real-estate/finance/allianz-fund-buys-hyderabad-offices-from-tishman-gic/|archive-date=2022-07-02}}</ref>

==Companies and IT Parks==
[[ICICI Bank]] also has Asia's biggest work place with over 4 million square feet of space. The Nanakramguda Village,<ref name=":0" /> [[Film Nagar]], and [[Nanakramguda temple]] are nearby.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/hamlet-unchanged-welcome-to-nanakramguda/article4573961.ece|title=Hamlet unchanged: Welcome to Nanakramguda|first=S. Sandeep|last=Kumar|date=2 April 2013|via=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/international-business-hub-planned/article108883.ece International business hub planned | The Hindu]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypincode.in/PinCodeOf.jsp?area=Nanakramguda%20&district=Hyderabad|title=Pin code of Nanakramguda|publisher=citypincode.in|access-date=2014-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306065949/http://www.citypincode.in/PinCodeOf.jsp?area=Nanakramguda%20&district=Hyderabad|archive-date=2014-03-06}}</ref>

Major hospitals like Continental Hospital, Care and AIG are in the vicinity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/business/nanakramguda-favourite-for-real-estate-investors-722627|title=Nanakramguda, favourite for real estate investors}}</ref> SAS Infra iTower, a high-rise commercial complex on Khajaguda-Nanakramguda Road, was the [[List of tallest buildings in Hyderabad|tallest building in Hyderabad]] upon its completion in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/property-/-cstruction/embassy-group-partners-with-sas-infra-to-develop-3-in-hyderabads-financial-district/articleshow/91124473.cms?from=mdr|title=Embassy Group partners with SAS Infra to develop 3 in Hyderabad's Financial District}}</ref>

The [[Consulate General of the United States, Hyderabad|US consulate]] in Hyderabad shifted to Nanakramguda on 20 March 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/us-consulate-general-to-move-into-new-facility-in-nanakramguda-on-march-20/article66592747.ece|title=US Consulate General to move into new facility in Nanakramguda on March 20|website=[[The Hindu]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/one-of-the-busiest-in-country-us-consulate-general-in-hyderabad-to-get-new-office-6243164/|title=One of the busiest in country, US consulate General in Hyderabad to get new office}}</ref> Spread across a 12.3-acre site, it will be the largest US consular processing campus in-[[South East Asia]], both in terms of the number of visa windows and in area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2022/mar/19/us-to-establish-se-asias-largest-consulate-campus-in-hyderabad-2431708.html|title=US to establish SE Asia's largest Consulate campus in Hyderabad}}</ref> The current US consulate campus in historic [[Paigah Palace]] in Chiran Fort Club lane in [[Begumpet]] will be shifted to Nanakramguda.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2021/apr/22/us-consul-office-to-shift-only-by-mid-2022-2293121.html|title=US Consul office to shift only by mid-2022}}</ref>

On 21 August 2019, Amazon opened its largest campus in the world at Nanakramguda. It is the first Amazon-owned campus located outside the United States and features the largest Amazon-owned building in the world. The 9.7-acre campus houses over 15,000 employees.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-22|title=7 things you should know about Amazon's newest campus|url=https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/job-creation-investment/7-things-you-should-know-about-amazons-newest-campus|access-date=2021-09-22|website=Amazon India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Amazon Opens Its Largest Campus in the World in Hyderabad |url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/amazon-opens-its-largest-campus-in-the-world-in-hyderabad-2088451 |website=NDTV Gadgets 360 |access-date=August 21, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

Google's new Hyderabad facility in the Financial District, Nanakramguda will be a 3.3 Million sft energy efficient campus built with sustainability.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/290422/work-kicks-off-on-googles-campus.html|title=Work kicks off on Google's campus in Hyderabad}}</ref> Google acquired the 7.3-acre site in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/google-begins-work-on-hyderabad-campus-largest-outside-its-headquarters/articleshow/91153533.cms|title=Google begins work on Hyderabad campus, largest outside its headquarters}}</ref>

<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
File:Amazon campus in Financial district.jpg|Amazon campus in Financial district
File:Waverock buildings in Financial district (2).jpg|Waverock buildings
File:ICICI Bank Towers Hyd.jpg|[[ICICI Bank]] Financial District Hyderabad
File:Continental Hospital Nanakramguda FD Hyd.jpg|Continental Hospital Financial District
File:Q-City building in Financial district.jpg|Q-city
File:Financial district gachibowli.jpg|view from ICICI Bank towers
</gallery>

==Healthcare==
Financial District is an upcoming hub for healthcare. Some of the major healthcare centers have opened branches in this area to cater to large IT crowd. Some of the popular hospitals and healthcare centers are

* Continental Hospitals
* Star Hospitals
* Rainbow Hospital
* Boon IVF & Fertility
* Sankara Eye Hospital

==Schools==
* The Shri Ram Universal School, 2-59/1/JM/104, Financial District Nanakramguda
Then we also have many other schools like keystone close to the Shri ram universal school

==Other sights==
* [[Sri Ranganadha swamy temple, Nanakramguda]]
* Flipside Adventure Park, ISB Rd, Financial District.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/lack-of-safety-for-drivers-puts-go-karting-in-dangerous-lane/articleshow/78596857.cms|title=Lack of safety for drivers puts go-karting in dangerous lane|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>
* Sunset cinema club-open air cinemas at One Golf Brewery.
* Nanakramguda lake, popularly called Wipro lake.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/080618/wipro-lake-littered-with-garbage-plastic.html|title=Wipro lake littered with garbage, plastic}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation]]
* [[Bangalore Central Business District]]
* Gowlidoddy
* Gopanpally
* [[Genome Valley]]
* [[GIFT City]]
* [[Hyderabad Pharma City]]

==References==
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{{Neighbourhoods of Hyderabad}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Ranga Reddy district]]
[[Category:Financial districts in India]]
[[Category:Central business districts in India]]

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Abesh Purkait at 10:48, 11 April 2026