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| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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The Islamic rulers (the Nizams) of Hyderabad were once the richest kingdom in the world. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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The Nizam ruled state was never part of British India. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Typical Hyderabadi mosque. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Legislative Assembly |
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The Legislative Assembly. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Legislative Assembly |
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The Legislative Assembly is typical of the Islamic architecture of Hyderabad. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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The general hospital is in a former Nizami palace. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Burqa shop. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Signs in English, Urdu and Telugu. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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The city centre. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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The city is famous for its jewelry. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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City buses. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Stall selling sugar cane. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Abortion poster written in Hindi, Telugu (the state language), Urdu and English. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Islamic style arches in the city centre. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Gujerati fruit merchant. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Five on a motorbike. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Char Minar |
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The Char Minar ("Four Minarets") dates from 1591. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Char Minar |
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The minatrets are 56m high. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Char Minar |
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Persian style architecture. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
Hyderabad |
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Char Minar |
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The building was constructed by the ruling Nizams. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Pottery seller in front of a former palace. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Shops overlooked by a mosque. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
Hyderabad |
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Small Hindu shrine. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Rickshaw and Islamic architecture. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Mecca Mosque |
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The Mecca Mosque was completed in 1687. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
Hyderabad |
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Mecca Mosque |
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The mosque is made from granite hauled 11km by a team of 1400 bullocks. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Mecca Mosque |
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The mosque has a capacity of ten thousand. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Mecca Mosque |
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Moghul Emperor Aurangzeb added to the mosque in 1693. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Mecca Mosque |
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The mosque took 70 years to build by the Qutb Shah Nizams. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Mecca Mosque |
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The tombs of the Nizams. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Mecca Mosque |
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Visitors in the courtyard. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
Hyderabad |
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Mecca Mosque |
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Muslim man. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Fortune tellers. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Two Banjara women. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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A group of men. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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The Banjaras originated from Rajasthan. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Street scene. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
Hyderabad |
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Film posters. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Islamic architecture in the city centre. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Pottery and cows. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Bus and pilrimage poster. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Cyclists and a minaret. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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The new and the old. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
Hyderabad |
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Bazaar |
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The bazaar. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Bazaar |
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Busy fruit and vegetable market. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Bazaar |
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Small Hindu shrine next to a mosque. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Bazaar |
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Hyderabad is famous for its bangles. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Bazaar |
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Magazine stall. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Bazaar |
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Notary writer. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Bazaar |
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Apple seller. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Bazaar |
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Lemon seller. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Bazaar |
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Man in the market. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Bazaar |
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Bearded man. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Bazaar |
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Photographer. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Islamic arch. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Street scene in the city centre. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
Hyderabad |
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Birla Temple |
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The modern Birla Temple is set on a hill and was built by an industrialist. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Birla Temple |
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Visitors. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
Hyderabad |
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Birla Temple |
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The main temple is on a 85m high hill. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Birla Temple |
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The temple is made entirely from marble. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Birla Temple |
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Sign in Hindi, Telugu and English. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
Hyderabad |
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Birla Temple |
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A rath (carriage) used to carry the deity around town once a year. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
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Birla Temple |
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View of Hussein Lake from the temple. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
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Golconda Fort is on a 120m high granite hill. It dates from 1512 and was the capital before the move to Hyderabad. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
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Golconda Fort was the capital of the Muslim Qutab Shahi kings. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
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Persian style gateway at the base of the fort. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
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The fort is in a suburb of the city. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
Walls |
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The fort has is guarded by impressive walls. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
Walls |
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The walls are 11km long. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
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Metal spikes on a gate to ward off elephant charges. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
Bala Gate |
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A group of visitors at the Bala Gate. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
Bala Gate |
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Decorated gateway. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
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The defensive inner walls around the fort. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
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The upper walls. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
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The inner fort buildings. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
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Nagina Garden within the fort buildings. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
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Female musician inside the fort. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
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View of the buildings below the main fort. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
Ibrahim Mosque |
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The Ibrahim Mosque. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
Ibrahim Mosque |
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The entrance. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
Ibrahim Mosque |
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View from the mosque. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
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A small Shiva shrine against the rocks. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
Citadel |
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The Baradari (Citadel) is the highest point of the fort. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
Citadel |
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Buildings around the Citadel. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
Citadel |
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Overgrown ruins. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
Citadel |
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Ruined buildings around a former pool. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
Citadel |
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The roof of the Citadel. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
Citadel |
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View of the fort from the Citadel. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
Citadel |
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View to the Ibrahim Mosque. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
Citadel |
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Visitors climbing up. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
Qutab Shahi Tombs |
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The Qutal Shahi Tombs are set in a park close to the fort. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
Qutab Shahi Tombs |
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The Qutab Shahi tombs where the former rulers are buried. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
Qutab Shahi Tombs |
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The mausoleum of Hayat Bakshi Begum. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Hyderabad |
Golconda Fort |
Qutab Shahi Tombs |
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Detail of one of the tomb of Hayat Bakshi Begum. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Nagarjunakonda |
Krishna River |
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The Krishna River. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Nagarjunakonda |
Krishna River |
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Ethipothalia Falls. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Nagarjunakonda |
Krishna River |
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The 4.8km long Nagar Dam. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Nagarjunakonda |
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Nagarjunakonda Lake |
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Nagarjunasagar is the world's third largest artificial lake. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Nagarjunakonda |
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Nagarjunakonda Lake |
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Ferry terminal by the lake. |
1988 |
| India |
Andhra Pradesh |
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Nagarjunakonda |
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Lake side fruit seller. |
1988 |
were added from 1 February 2025.