The localities and neighborhoods of Hyderabad have a unique oral history, since the time of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, over 400 years ago, and they are named after various people and things.[1][2] Some are named after a major building or structure in the locality, (Falaknuma, Koti, Lal Darwaza) others named for individuals. The names are mostly in Telugu and Urdu, the major languages of the city.[3] This is a list of localities, neighborhoods and streets of Hyderabad and their etymology.
- A. C. Guards - stands for African Cavalry Guards; named after the African personal bodyguards of the Nizam; it is the area where they used to reside.[4][5]
- A. S. Rao Nagar - named after Dr. Ayyagari Sambasiva Rao, the founder of the nearby ECIL.[6]
- Abids - named after Jewish merchant, Albert Abid.[7]
- Afzal Gunj - named after the fifth Nizam, Afzal ad-Dawlah. Gunj means mart or market.[7]
- Aghapura - named after Hazrat Dawood.[7]
- Banjara Hills - named by Mehdi Nawaz Jung after the Banjara community, its original residents.[8]
- Barkas - a corrupted form of Barracks; the area housed the military barracks of the Nizam[9]
- Bashirbagh - literally "Bashir's garden" in Urdu; named after Nawab Bashir-ud-Doula, where his palace used to stand.[9]
- Begum Bazar - named after Humda Begum, wife of the second Nizam; It is believed she gifted the land to the merchants of the city.[9][10]
- Begumpet - Named after Bahshir-ul-Nisa Begum, daughter of Sikandar Jah.[7]
- Chaderghat - "Chader" literally means "White Sheet" in Urdu.[11][9]
- Dar-ul-Shifa - literally "House of Healing" in Urdu; named after a historic hospital in the area.[12]
- Dabirpura - literally "Colony of Scholars". Named in the honour of Dabir-ul-Mulk.[7]
- Falaknuma - literally "Mirror of the Sky" in Urdu; named after the Falaknuma Palace.
- Hayathnagar - named after Hayath Bakshi Begum, daughter of Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah; this is the area where she built a mosque.[13]
- Himayatnagar - named after the son of the last Nizam, Prince Azam Jah, or Mir Himayat Ali Khan.[9]
- HITEC City - an abbreviated form of Hyderabad Information Technology and Engineering Consultancy City.
- Hyderguda - named after Hyder Ali, a collector who acquired the property from Waheedunnissa Begum, sister of Sikandar Jah, the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad.[7]
- Khairtabad - named after Khairunnisa Begum, daughter of Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah; this is the area where she built a mosque.
- Koti - literally "mansion" in Urdu; named after the Koti Residency, which used to be located here.
- Lal Darwaza - literally "Red Door" in Urdu; named after a Red Gateway that used to exist in the area.[5]
- Lallaguda - Lalla, the architect of the palace of Bibi Saheba, the queen of Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II[7]
- Mahatma Gandhi Road - named after Mahatma Gandhi after independence; previously used to be called James Street, named after Major James Achilles Kirkpatrick.[14]
- Malakpet - named after Malik Yaqoub, a servant of Abdullah Qutb Shah, where he used to reside.[5]
- Malkajgiri - said to be the corruption of Mallikarjuna Giri, named after Lord Mallikarjuna.
- Masab Tank - a corruption of Ma Saheba Tank, after a tank which itself was named after Hayath Bakshi Begum (called Ma Saheba affectionately), a Qutb Shahi princess.
- Mehdipatnam - named after Mehdi Nawaz Jung, a politician, bureaucrat and eminent personality of Hyderabad.
- Moazzam Jahi Market - named after the son of the last Nizam, Prince Moazzam Jah.
- Moula Ali - named after the Moula Ali Dargah (a dargah, or shrine dedicated to Ali), which is located here.
- Musheerabad - named after Nawab Arastu Jah Mushir-ul-Mulk, who served as Prime Minister of Hyderabad.[9][15]
- Nampally - named after Nekh Nam Khan, a Diwan of Hyderabad during the Qutb Shahi era.[5][9][16]
- Nayapul - literally "New Bridge" in Urdu; named for a bridge built over the River Musi located here.
- Puranapul - literally "Old Bridge" in Urdu; named for the 400-year-old bridge over River Musi located here.
- P.V. Narasimha Rao Expressway, named after P. V. Narasimha Rao, a former Prime Minister of India[17]
- Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar - named after Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India.
- Saroornagar - named after Suroor Afza Bai, wife of Arastu Jah, the then Prime Minister of Hyderabad.[9]
- Secunderabad - named after the third Nizam, Sikandar Jah.[18]
- Somajiguda - named after Sonaji, an employee of the revenue department of Roy Ryan Sham Raj.[7]
- Tadbun palm valley - Tadban (Palm Valley) got its name from the erstwhile presence of palm trees in the area and across the banks of Mir Alam Lake.
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- ↑ 1937-, Varmā, Ānand Rāj; 1937-, ورما، آنند راج،. Ḥaidarābād, muḥalle, galī, kūce = Hyderabad, mohalle, gali, kooche. New Delhi. ISBN 9788170547389. OCLC 934278764.
{{cite book}}:|last1=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Ifthekhar, J. S. (13 February 2013). "A rich repertoire of Hyderabadi naamaan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ↑ "Of Begums, Mahbubs and Shers: The stories narrated by Hyderabad's neighbourhood names". The News Minute. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ↑ Ababu Minda Yimene (2004). An African Indian Community in Hyderabad. Göttingen: Cuvillier. ISBN 3-86537-206-6. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Names of city localities hark back to a forgotten era - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ↑ "The scientist who promoted self-reliance". The Hindu. 19 September 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Imam, Syed (2008). Untold Charminar. Penguin Books. p. 310. ISBN 9780143103707.
- ↑ "The man who gave Hyderabad its 'Banjara Hills', Nawab Mehdi Nawaz Jung". The News Minute. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 Administrator. "A History behind Street Names of Hyderabad & Secunderabad". www.knowap.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ↑ "BEGUM BAZAAR HYDERABAD-INDIANMIRROR". www.indianmirror.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ↑ "Yeh Humara Shehar: Chaderghat". The Hans India. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ↑ "Hyderabad: Neglect ails 1st hospital of Asia". Deccan Chronicle. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ↑ "Photo essay: Hayath Bakshi Begum- The hand of the king, three times over". The News Minute. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ↑ Wright, Colin. "James Street, Secunderabad". www.bl.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ↑ Nanisetti, Serish (19 August 2017). "There lies a forgotten story". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ↑ Alikhan, Raza (1991). Hyderabad 400 Years, 1591-1991. Zenith Services.
- ↑ "Hyderabad gets India's longest flyover". NDTV.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ↑ Luther, Narendra (2010). Lashkar: The Story Of Secunderabad (1st ed.). Hyderabad: Kalakriti Art Gallery. ISBN 9788190175210.