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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.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Ḥaidarābād, muḥalle, galī, kūce = Hyderabad, mohalle, gali, kooche|last1=1937-|first1=Varmā, Ānand Rāj|last2=1937-|first2=ورما، آنند راج،|isbn=9788170547389|location=New Delhi|oclc=934278764}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/a-rich-repertoire-of-hyderabadi-naamaan/article4412089.ece|title=A rich repertoire of Hyderabadi naamaan|last=Ifthekhar|first=J. S.|date=2013-02-13|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-07-21|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Some are named after a major building or structure in the locality, ([[Falaknuma Palace|Falaknuma]], Koti, Lal Darwaza) others named for individuals. The names are mostly in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Urdu]], the major languages of the city.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/begums-mahbubs-and-shers-stories-narrated-hyderabads-neighbourhood-names-58293|title=Of Begums, Mahbubs and Shers: The stories narrated by Hyderabad's neighbourhood names|date=2017-03-08|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref> 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 of Hyderabad|Nizam]]; it is the area where they used to reside.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.eth.mpg.de/cms/en/publications/books/054.html|title=An African Indian Community in Hyderabad|author=Ababu Minda Yimene|publisher=Göttingen: Cuvillier|year=2004|isbn=3-86537-206-6|access-date=2018-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928015302/http://www.eth.mpg.de/cms/en/publications/books/054.html|archive-date=2013-09-28|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Names-of-city-localities-hark-back-to-a-forgotten-era/articleshow/12191550.cms|title=Names of city localities hark back to a forgotten era - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-07-21}}</ref>
*[[A. S. Rao Nagar]] - named after Dr. [[Ayyagari Sambasiva Rao]], the founder of the nearby [[Electronics Corporation of India Limited|ECIL]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2012-09-19|title=The scientist who promoted self-reliance|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/the-scientist-who-promoted-selfreliance/article3913920.ece|access-date=2020-12-05|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*[[Abids]] - named after Jewish merchant, ''Albert Abid''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Imam|first=Syed|title=Untold Charminar|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|year=2008|isbn=9780143103707|pages=310}}</ref>
* [[Afzal Gunj]] - named after the fifth [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizam]], [[Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V|Afzal ad-Dawlah]]. Gunj means mart or market.<ref name=":2" />
*[[Aghapura]] - named after ''Hazrat Dawood''.<ref name=":2" />
* [[Banjara Hills]] - named by [[Mehdi Nawaz Jung]] after the [[Banjara]] community, its original residents.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/man-who-gave-hyderabad-its-banjara-hills-nawab-mehdi-nawaz-jung-34143|title=The man who gave Hyderabad its 'Banjara Hills', Nawab Mehdi Nawaz Jung|date=2015-09-09|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-07-21}}</ref>
* [[Barkas, Hyderabad|Barkas]] - a corrupted form of Barracks; the area housed the military barracks of the [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizam]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.knowap.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54:a-history-behind-street-names-of-hyderabad-a-secunderabad&catid=14:cover-features&Itemid=69|title=A History behind Street Names of Hyderabad & Secunderabad|last=Administrator|website=www.knowap.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-07-21}}</ref>
* [[Basheerbagh|Bashirbagh]] - literally "Bashir's garden" in [[Urdu]]; named after [[Nawab Asman Jah Bahadur|Nawab Bashir-ud-Doula]], where [[Basheer Bagh Palace|his palace]] used to stand.<ref name=":0" />
*[[Begum Bazaar|Begum Bazar]] - named after ''Humda Begum'', wife of the [[Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II|second Nizam]]; It is believed she gifted the land to the merchants of the city.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianmirror.com/tourism/indian-bazaars/Begum-Bazaar-Hyderabad.html|title=BEGUM BAZAAR HYDERABAD-INDIANMIRROR|website=www.indianmirror.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-21}}</ref>
*[[Begumpet]] - Named after ''Bahshir-ul-Nisa Begum'', daughter of [[Sikandar Jah]].<ref name=":2" />
*[[Chaderghat]] - "''Chader''" literally means "White Sheet" in [[Urdu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2016-01-19/Yeh-Humara-Shehar-Chaderghat-/201182|title=Yeh Humara Shehar: Chaderghat|website=The Hans India|language=en|access-date=2018-07-22}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
* [[Dar-ul-Shifa]] - literally "House of Healing" in [[Urdu]]; named after a historic hospital in the area.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/081016/hyderabad-421-year-old-historic-place-1st-hospital-of-asia-neglect-ails.html|title=Hyderabad: Neglect ails 1st hospital of Asia|date=2016-10-08|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2018-07-21|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Dabirpura]] - literally "Colony of Scholars". Named in the honour of ''Dabir-ul-Mulk''.<ref name=":2" />
* [[Falaknuma Palace|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 [[Hayat Bakshi Mosque|a mosque]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/photo-essay-hayath-bakshi-begum-hand-king-three-times-over-42086|title=Photo essay: Hayath Bakshi Begum- The hand of the king, three times over|date=2016-04-23|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-07-21}}</ref>
* [[Himayatnagar, Hyderabad|Himayatnagar]] - named after the son of the [[Mir Osman Ali Khan|last Nizam]], Prince [[Azam Jah]], or [[Azam Jah|Mir Himayat Ali Khan]].<ref name=":0" />
*[[HITEC City]] - an abbreviated form of Hyderabad Information Technology and Engineering Consultancy City.
*[[Hyderguda]] - named after ''Hyder Ali'', a [[District magistrate|collector]] who acquired the property from Waheedunnissa Begum, sister of [[Sikandar Jah]], the sixth [[Nizam of Hyderabad]].<ref name=":2" />
* [[Khairtabad]] - named after ''Khairunnisa Begum'', daughter of [[Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah]]; this is the area where she built [[Khairtabad Mosque|a mosque]].
* [[Koti, Hyderabad|Koti]] - literally "mansion" in Urdu; named after the [[British Residency, Hyderabad|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.<ref name=":1" />
*[[Lallaguda]] - Lalla, the architect of the palace of Bibi Saheba, the queen of [[Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II]]<ref name=":2" />
* [[Mahatma Gandhi Road]] - named after [[Mahatma Gandhi]] after independence; previously used to be called James Street, named after [[James Achilles Kirkpatrick|Major James Achilles Kirkpatrick]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/j/019pho0000430s6u00026000.html|title=James Street, Secunderabad.|last=Wright|first=Colin|website=www.bl.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-07-21}}</ref>
*[[Malakpet]] - named after ''Malik Yaqoub'', a servant of [[Abdullah Qutb Shah]], where he used to reside.<ref name=":1" />
*[[Malkajgiri]] - said to be the corruption of ''Mallikarjuna Giri'', named after [[Shiva|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 dynasty|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 [[Mir Osman Ali Khan|last Nizam]], Prince [[Moazzam Jah]].
* [[Moula-Ali|Moula Ali]] - named after the [[Moula Ali hill|Moula Ali Dargah]] (a [[dargah]], or shrine dedicated to [[Ali]]), which is located here.
* [[Musheerabad]] - named after [[Arastu Jah|Nawab Arastu Jah Mushir-ul-Mulk]], who served as [[List of Prime Ministers of Hyderabad State|Prime Minister of Hyderabad]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/the-musheerabad-badi-masjid-narrates-a-lesser-known-chapter-in-hyderabads-history/article19523546.ece|title=There lies a forgotten story|last=Nanisetti|first=Serish|date=2017-08-19|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-07-21|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* [[Nampally, Hyderabad|Nampally]] - named after ''Nekh Nam Khan'', a ''Diwan'' of Hyderabad during the [[Qutb Shahi dynasty|Qutb Shahi]] era.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sVWqQgAACAAJ|title=Hyderabad 400 Years, 1591-1991|last=Alikhan|first=Raza|date=1991|publisher=Zenith Services|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Nayapul]] - literally "New Bridge" in [[Urdu]]; named for a bridge built over the [[Musi River (India)|River Musi]] located here.
* [[Purana pul|Puranapul]] - literally "Old Bridge" in [[Urdu]]; named for the 400-year-old bridge over [[Musi River (India)|River Musi]] located here.
*[[P.V. Narasimha Rao Expressway]], named after [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]], a former [[Prime Minister of India]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/hyderabad-gets-indias-longest-flyover-403367|title=Hyderabad gets India's longest flyover|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-07-21}}</ref>
* [[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]].<ref name=":0" />
* [[Secunderabad]] - named after the third [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizam]], [[Mir Akbar Ali Khan Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III|Sikandar Jah]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Lashkar: The Story Of Secunderabad|last=Luther|first=Narendra|date=2010|publisher=Kalakriti Art Gallery|isbn=9788190175210|edition=1st|location=Hyderabad|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Somajiguda]] - named after ''Sonaji'', an employee of the revenue department of Roy Ryan Sham Raj.<ref name=":2" />
*[[Palm Valley, Hyderabad|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.

== References ==
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[[Category:Hyderabad, India-related lists]]
[[Category:Lists of place name etymologies]]

Etymology of localities of Hyderabad - Revision history

CleanupBot II at 22:32, 13 August 2023