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[[File:Gulza Houz.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Gulzar Houz, circa 1880]]

'''Gulzar [[Howz|Houz]]''' is a historical fountain located in [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]], [[India]]. It is located near [[Charminar]]. The fountain is in the middle of the road between Charminar and Madina building.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/historiclandmar00haiggoog|title=Historic Landmarks of the Deccan|last=Haig|first=Sir Wolseley|date=1907|publisher=Printed at the Pioneer Press|pages=[https://archive.org/details/historiclandmar00haiggoog/page/n221 211]|language=en}}</ref>

The area between the four arches of [[Charkaman]] was a vast square called ''Jilu Khana'' or the ''Guard's Square''. In the centre of the square was the ''Char-Su-Ka-Hauz'' (the [[cistern]] of four cardinal points). This was later known as "Suka-Hauz" and now Gulzar Houz. This was built 350 feet equidistant from the four kamaans surrounding it. Initially it was 12 sided then it turned octagonal and today it looks almost circular.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/hyderabad-famed-gulzar-houz-springs-back-to-life-631656|title=Hyderabad: Famed Gulzar Houz springs back to life|first=T. P.|last=Venu|date=4 July 2020|website=www.thehansindia.com}}</ref>
It was an [[octagon|octagonal shaped]] water reservoir made for quenching the thirst of the [[Nizam]]'s soldiers.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/03/10/stories/2004031000490300.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050201020508/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/03/10/stories/2004031000490300.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 1 February 2005|title=Glory of the gates |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=10 March 2004 |access-date=2011-09-18}}</ref> At that time, there were four streams flowing from this fountain, dividing each of the Radial roads into two halves.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.exploretelangana.com/6-interesting-facts-of-gulzar-houz/|title= What is Gulzar Houz? Here are 6 Interesting Facts of Gulzar Houz|publisher=exploretelangana|date=18 June 2015|access-date=July 3, 2018}}</ref> It was constructed by Mir Momin Astarabadi , the first prime minister under Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah around 400 years ago.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/020716/gulzar-houz-gets-a-delayed-facelift.html|title=Gulzar Houz gets a delayed facelift|date=2 July 2016|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>

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>BrownHairedGirl at 15:08, 2 May 2021