Charminar

The Charminar is a monument located in , , . Constructed in 1591, the landmark is a symbol of Hyderabad and officially incorporated in the emblem of Telangana.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM–5:30 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: mosque in Hyderabad, India
  • Also known as: “Cārminār”, “Char Minar”, “Chārminār”, “Kvarminaretoj”, “Чар-Минар”, “چار منار”, “چارمنار”, “چهار منار”, “شارمينار”, “ଚାର ମୀନାର”, “ఛార్మినార్”, and “チャーミナー”
  • Postal code: 500002
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bhagyalakshmi Temple and Makkah Masjid.

Hindu temple
Photo: Rameshng, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a shrine dedicated to a Hindu goddess located in Hyderabad, India.

Mosque
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Mecca Masjid, also called , is a mosque… is situated 170 metres southwest of Charminar.

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or Chowmahallat is the palace… is situated 560 metres southwest of Charminar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old City and Moghalpura.

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The of is the historic centre of the city.

Suburb
is one of the oldest neighbourhoods…

Neighborhood
also known as Kotla Alijah is a neighbourhood in Hyderabad, .

Charminar

Latitude
17.3616° or 17° 21′ 42″ north
Longitude
78.47464° or 78° 28′ 29″ east
Elevation
509 metres (1,670 feet)
Height
19 metres (62 feet)
Roof shape
flat
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
7J9W9F6F+JV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 238186115
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
10524241
Wiki­data ID
Q1771696
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Charminar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تشار مينار”
  • Arabic: “جهار منار”
  • Assamese: “চাৰমিনাৰ”
  • Bengali: “চারমিনার”
  • Bhojpuri: “चारमीनार”
  • Catalan: “Charminar”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita Charminar”
  • Chinese: “查米纳塔门”
  • Croatian: “Charminar”
  • Danish: “Charminar”
  • Dutch: “Charminar”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جهار منار”
  • Esperanto: “Kvar-Minaretoj”
  • Finnish: “Charminar”
  • French: “Charminar”
  • Fulah: “Charminar”
  • Georgian: “ჩარმინარი”
  • German: “Charminar”
  • Greek: “Τσαρμινάρ”
  • Hausa: “Charminar”
  • Hebrew: “צ’ארמינר”
  • Hindi: “चार मीनार”
  • Hindi: “चारमीनार”
  • Indonesian: “Charminar”
  • Italian: “Charminar”
  • Japanese: “チャールミナール”
  • Kannada: “ಚಾರ್ ಮಿನಾರ್”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Carminar”
  • Korean: “차르미나르”
  • Maithili: “चारमीनार”
  • Malayalam: “ചാർമിനാർ”
  • Marathi: “चारमिनार”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Charminar”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Charminar”
  • Norwegian: “Charminar”
  • Oriya: “ଚାରମୀନାର”
  • Panjabi: “ਚਾਰ ਮੀਨਾਰ”
  • Persian: “چهارمنار”
  • Polish: “Charminar”
  • Portuguese: “Charminar”
  • Romanian: “Moscheea Charminar”
  • Russian: “Чарминар”
  • Sanskrit: “चारमीनार्”
  • Santali: “चारमीनार”
  • Santali: “ᱪᱟᱨᱢᱤᱱᱟᱨ”
  • Spanish: “Charminar”
  • Swedish: “Charminar”
  • Tamil: “சார்மினார்”
  • Telugu: “చార్మినారు”
  • Telugu: “చార్మినార్”
  • Thai: “จารมินาร์”
  • Turkish: “Çar Minar”
  • Ukrainian: “Чармінар”
  • Urdu: “چار مینار”
  • Uzbek: “Charminar”
  • Western Mari: “Чарминар мечеть”
  • Western Panjabi: “چار مینار”
  • “चारमीनार”

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