hyderabad

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Basic Facts
founded: 1591 elevation: 544 meters location: 17 27N, 078 28E

Lots to see - Chowmahallah Palace, Charminar, Laad Bazaar, Birla Mandir Temple, several museums, but best of all is Golconda Fort and the neighbouring Qutb Shah tombs just outside the city. Great food, too, with the local favorite chicken [|biryani]

Time
[|Current time in Hyderãbãd] [|If it is 4pm in Hyderãbãd, what time is it elsewhere?]

Weather
[|Weatherbase] []

Message Boards
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntreeSearch?q=hyderabad

Events
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 * April 15-30** [|Pugmarks and Carbon Footprints: An Exhibition of Cartoons]

Headlines
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/trump-and-sessions-plan-to-restrict-highly-skilled-foreign-workers-hyderabad-says-bring-it-on/2017/01/08/8701e0ca-d2c0-11e6-aa0c-f196d8ef0650_story.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24159594 http://newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/article1468518.ece [|Hyderabad: A showcase of urban biodiversity] [|Roll, camera and passion]

RSS
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Flickr Groups
[|Hyderabad Photography Club (HPC)] [|Hyderabad Weekend Shoots {Team HWS}]

Flickr
[|Hyderabad]

Twitter
[|@Kamat_lingapur] [|@HYDCITY]

[|@USAndHyderabad]

Wikipedia
[|Hyderabad,_India] [] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidriware http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabadi_cuisine

Elsewhere on the Web
[] [|Bing] http://www.fullhyderabad.com [] http://www.cityhyd.info - [|@HYDCITY] http://www.24mantra.com/

Things to do
[] http://bigakhi.blogspot.mx/2010/10/101-things-to-do-in-hyderabad.html http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g297586-Activities-Hyderabad_Andhra_Pradesh.html http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/andhra-pradesh/hyderabad-and-secunderabad/things-to-do

HICC Convention Center
[|Hyderabad International Convention Center (HICC) - Foursquare] https://www.facebook.com/HICCIndia http://www.hicc.com http://www.cbdcop11india.in/About-HICC-HITEX-Complex.html

City Government
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Culture and Heritage
As of March 2012, Hyderabad is India's "Best Heritage City." The city is home to many historical sites, including the UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage site of [|Chowmahalla Palace].

Food
[] Sholay! http://www.celebrityhospitality.com/sholay.html

Transportation
[|Rajiv Gandhi International (HYD)] []

Hyderabad has direct international connectivity to Europe (London), Middle East and South East Asia. One can reach Hyderabad either with a direct connection from any of the major hubs connecting Hyderabad or via New Delhi, Mumbai or Kolkata.

Road
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Hotels
http://cbdcop11india.in/accomodation.html http://cbdcop11india.in/accomodation-map.html http://www.mci-group.in/hotels http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g297586-Hyderabad_Andhra_Pradesh-Hotels.html http://www.tripadvisor.in/Hotels-g297586-Hyderabad_Andhra_Pradesh-Hotels.html http://hotels.lonelyplanet.com/india/hyderabad-secunderabad-r2584689 http://www.swagathderoyal.in http://www.sarovarhotels.com/hyderabad-aditya-park.shtml http://justahotels.com/residence_hyderabad_facilities.html - http://thehotelcentralpark.com http://kamatlingapur.co.in - http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g297586-d734925-Reviews-Kamat_Lingapur_Hotel-Hyderabad_Andhra_Pradesh.html - [|@Kamat_lingapur] [] [|Google Maps]

TripAdvisor
[|Hyderabad_Andhra_Pradesh-Vacations]

Ramoji Film City
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Languages
[|Telugu] and [|Urdu]

Misc
Secunderabad is the twin city of Hyderabad.

Books
White Mughals (Dalrymple)

Chaminar
[|Charminar, the soul of Hyderabad, needs to be saved] [|Street-food hopping at Charminar] [] []

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Nearby: Nagarjunakonda
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/andhra-pradesh/nagarjunakonda http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=nagarjunakonda https://www.google.com/search?q=Nagarjunakonda+Museum

US Consulate
http://hyderabad.usconsulate.gov https://www.facebook.com/usconsulategeneralhyderabad [|@USAndHyderabad]

Universities
http://www.uohyd.ernet.in

News
http://postnoon.com http://postnoon.com/2012/10/19/cop11-biriyani-mein-dum-nahi-hai/81468

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Recent Events

 * October 8-19** Hyderabad, India hosted the Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Partie to the Convention on Biological Diversity.