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[[File:Mahbub Chowk Clock Tower.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Mahboob Chowk Clock Tower in 1890s]]<br />
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'''Mahboob Chowk Clock Tower''' is a five-storied architectural clock tower which was built in 1892 by [[Nawab Asman Jah Bahadur|Asman Jah]], [[Prime Minister]] of Hyderabad. Named after the 6th [[Nizam]] of Hyderabad - ([[Mir Mahboob Ali Khan]]), the Mahboob Chowk area is considered to be an important part architectural heritage of [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hyderabad-Tab/2017-11-08/Mahboob-Chowk-clock-tower-cries-for-attention/338232|title=Mahboob Chowk clock tower cries for attention|website=The Hans India|language=en|access-date=2018-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/250717/tourists-tend-to-avoid-mahboob-clock-tower.html|title=Tourists tend to avoid Mahboob Chowk Clock Tower|date=2017-07-25|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2018-11-17|language=en}}</ref><br />
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The clock tower is erected in the midst of the small garden; it has four large clocks on its sides which enable the time to be seen from any direction. The clock tower is designed in the Turkish style. The tower is located west of the [[Charminar]], not far from [[Laad Bazaar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siasat.com/english/news/mahboob-chowk-clock-tower-lies-neglect |title=Mahboob Chowk Clock Tower lies in neglect |date=21 October 2014 |work=The Siasat Daily }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.primetimeprism.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1039:hyderabadas-heritage-mesmerising-architectural-splendours&catid=14:cover-features&Itemid=69 |title=Hyderabad's Heritage - Mesmerising Architectural Splendours |date=2 July 2009 |work=KnowAP }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/after-decades-neglect-hyds-126-year-old-mahboob-chowk-clock-starts-ticking-again-89242|title=After decades of neglect, Hyd's 126-year-old Mahboob Chowk clock starts ticking again|date=2018-10-01|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/time-stands-still-at-mahboob-chowk-only-apathy-ticks/articleshow/56349851.cms|title=Time stands still at Mahboob Chowk, only apathy ticks - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-11-17}}</ref> <br />
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