Golconda
Golconda is a fortified citadel and ruined city located on the western outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The fort was originally built by Kakatiya ruler Pratāparudra in the 11th century out of mud walls.Photo: Khadeeja Henna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Fort
- Description: fortified citadel and former city in central Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Also known as: “Golconda Fort”, “Golcondo Fort”, “Golkonda”, and “Golla konda”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Taramati Baradari.
Taramati Baradari
Photo: Arvind.vindhu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taramati Baradari is a historical sarai as part of Ibrahim Bagh, a Persian style garden built during the reign of Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah, the fourth Sultan of Golconda. Taramati Baradari is situated 2½ km west of Golconda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Langar Houz and Puppalguda.
Langar Houz
Suburb
Langar Houz is a suburb of Hyderabad, near Golconda, in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a major commercial centre for the city's cantonment area. Langar Houz was once considered to be the gateway to the city and Golkonda Palace.
Puppalguda
Neighborhood
Puppalaguda is a village in Manikonda municipality in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, India. It falls under Gandipet mandal. EIPL Cornerstone, Fortune Greenhomes Golden Oriole, Greenspace Prime Apartments BRC apartments, Begonia Homes, Greenspace Tulasi and Peetani Coconuts are the famous gated communities in this area. Puppalguda is situated 3 km northwest of Golconda.
Film Nagar
Neighborhood
Film Nagar, also known as Tinsel Town or Tollywood, is a neighbourhood in the western part of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is notable for its place as the home of the entertainment industry, including several of Telugu cinema's historic studios. Film Nagar is situated 3½ km north of Golconda.
Golconda
- Categories: archaeological site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Golconda, Hyderabad, Telangana, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Golconda” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة كلكندة”
- Arabic: “قلقندة”
- Arabic: “كلكندة”
- Azerbaijani: “Qolkonda”
- Basque: “Golkonda”
- Bengali: “গোলকোন্ডা দুর্গ”
- Breton: “Golkonda”
- Catalan: “Golkonda”
- Chinese: “戈尔孔达”
- Chinese: “戈爾孔達”
- Chinese: “戈爾康達”
- Chinese: “戈爾康達城堡”
- Czech: “Golconda”
- Czech: “Golkonda”
- Dutch: “Golkonda”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة جولكوندا”
- Finnish: “Golkonda”
- French: “Golkonda”
- Georgian: “ჰოლკონდის ციხესიმაგრე”
- German: “Golkonda”
- Hebrew: “ממלכת גולקונדה”
- Hindi: “गोलकुंडा”
- Indonesian: “Golkonda”
- Italian: “Golconda”
- Japanese: “ゴールコンダ”
- Kannada: “ಗೋಲ್ಕೊಂಡ”
- Korean: “골콘다”
- Malayalam: “ഗോൽക്കൊണ്ട കോട്ട”
- Marathi: “गोवळकोंडा”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Golconda”
- Norwegian: “Golconda”
- Oriya: “ଗୋଲକୁଣ୍ଡା”
- Persian: “گلکنده”
- Polish: “Golkonda”
- Portuguese: “Golconda”
- Romanian: “Golkonda”
- Russian: “Голконда”
- Saraiki: “گولکنڈہ”
- Slovenian: “Golkonda”
- Slovenian: “Trdnjava Golkonda”
- Spanish: “Golconda”
- Swedish: “Golkonda”
- Tajik: “Гулкунда”
- Tamil: “கோல்கொண்டா கோட்டை”
- Tamil: “கோல்கொண்டா”
- Telugu: “గోల్కొండ”
- Thai: “โคลกณฑะ”
- Turkish: “Golkonda”
- Turkish: “Gulkunde”
- Ukrainian: “Голконда (фортеця)”
- Ukrainian: “Голконда”
- Urdu: “گولکنڈہ”
- Uzbek: “Golkonda”
- Western Panjabi: “گولکنڈہ قلعہ”
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