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'''Langar Houz''' is a suburb located near [[Golkonda|Golconda]]. It is a major commercial centre for nearby villages and also serves a part of the cantonment area in the city. Langar Houz is one of the most prominent suburbs of [[Hyderabad]] with a rich historical significance. Langar Houz was once considered as the gateway to the city and the [[Golkonda|Golkonda Palace]]. This area today is well known for its student population who reside in various apartments due to its close proximity to various engineering colleges.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2015-12-16/Yeh-Humara-Shehar-Langar-Houz/193344|title=Yeh Humara Shehar Langar Houz|date=2015-12-16|website=The Hans India|language=en|access-date=2019-02-05}}</ref>

== History ==
According to past literature, Langar means "a chain used to tether an elephant". During the [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizam]] rule a golden langar was donated to a Muslim recluse by the Queen. Later, this was cut into small pieces and distributed among holy men as Jagir.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The legacy of the Nizams : translated and compiled from source material|author=Sheela Raj |author2=Satyanaraian Singh|date=2002|publisher=Vani Prakashan|isbn=8170551641|oclc=254351441}}</ref>

According to history, during the period of Muslim [[Bahmani Sultanate]], Langar was the place where food was cooked and served to people of all religions with love and affection and hence it came to be called as Langar Houz.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Modern Hyderabad (Deccan)|author=Margaret Elise Harkness|date=1914|publisher=Thacker, Spink & Co|oclc=4291991}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Modern thought and contemporary literary trends : papers presented at a seminar in Hyderabad, 14th, l5th & 16th February 1981 : a felicitation volume|first=Qadīr|last=Narasiṅgarāvu Bi. Zamān̲|date=1982|publisher=Committee on Modern Thought and Contemporary Literary Trends|oclc=569182905}}</ref>

==Transport==
Langar Houz is connected by buses run by [[TSRTC]].

The closest [[Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System|MMTS]] train station is at [[Nampally, Hyderabad|Nampally]] and [[Lakdi ka pul]] is about 5 km away.

[[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Rajiv Ghandhi International Airport]] is about 25 km away.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Langar+Houz,+Hyderabad,+Telangana/Rajiv+Gandhi+International+Airport+(HYD),+Shamshabad,+Hyderabad,+Telangana+500409/@17.3168306,78.3260258,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bcb96fec0a9b5fd:0xe777ffcf57fd8e6d!2m2!1d78.4207757!2d17.3781533!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bcbbb7fb1d91b45:0x532029ec33eaa851!2m2!1d78.4293851!2d17.2402633!3e0|title=Langar Houz to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|website=Langar Houz to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|language=en|access-date=2019-02-05}}</ref>

== Religious Place ==
Two major religious places at Langar Houz are:

[[Dargah Syed Meeran Hussaini Quadri Bogdad]] is the oldest dargah present in the city which is known to treat patients with mental illness. There have been several reports stating that mental patients are treated very cruelly and chained inside the dargah by the caretakers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/No-freedom-for-mentally-ill-at-dargah/articleshow/10109959.cms|title=No freedom for mentally ill at dargah - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-02-05}}</ref>

[[Dupki Punnam]] is the holy dip where people dip themselves in conference of the river Esi and Musi. Over the years, Musi turned into a municipal gutter and, thus, lost status of a sacred river, which it once enjoyed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/too-dirty-for-dip-musis-toxic-water-drowns-tradition-of-dupki-punnam/articleshow/61556961.cms|title=Too dirty for dip: Musi's toxic water drowns tradition of Dupki Punnam - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-02-05}}</ref>

There is also very old Qutub Shahi Jamai Masjid on the road of Fateh Darwaza and a temple of Lord Sriram is located on the rout of Bapu ghat at Langer house.

==Neighbourhoods==

* [[Mehdipatnam]]
*[[Golkonda]]
*[[Bapu Ghat]]

==References==
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{{Neighbourhoods of Hyderabad}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India]]

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