Paigah Tombs

Paigah Tombs or Maqbara Shams al-Umara, are the tombs belonging to the nobility of Paigah family, who were fierce loyalists of the Nizams, served as statespeople, philanthropists and generals under and alongside them.
  • Tomb
  • …dates from 1786
  • Description: building in Hyderabad
  • Also known as
    “Maqhbara Shams al-Umara”
    “مقبرے پاگاہ”

Places of Interest Nearby

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santoshnagar and South Hyderabad.
Neighborhood
Santosh Nagar Colony, or Colony…
Suburb
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Latitude
17.34429° or 17° 20′ 39″ north
Longitude
78.50386° or 78° 30′ 14″ east
Open location code
7J9W8GV3+PG
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Tamil to Urdu—“Paigah Tombs” goes by many names.
பைகா கல்லறைகள்Tamil
పైగా సమాధులుTelugu
پاگاہ مقبرےUrdu
مقبرہ پائیگاہUrdu
مقبرہ شمس العمرہUrdu
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