Azampura

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Azampura (Bagh Muslim Jung)
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Azampura (Bagh Muslim Jung)
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Azampura (Bagh Muslim Jung)
Azampura (Bagh Muslim Jung) (India)
Coordinates: 17°22′34″N78°29′25″E / 17.37611°N 78.49028°E / 17.37611; 78.49028
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Telangana
District Hyderabad
Metro Hyderabad
Government
  Body GHMC
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
500 024
Vehicle registration TS
Lok Sabha constituency Hyderabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency Malakpet
Planning agency GHMC
Website telangana.gov.in

Azampura, on banks of Musi River, is one of the old suburbs in Hyderabad, India and is close to Dabirpura. Other nearby areas include Saidabad, Chaderghat, Malakpet and Chanchalguda. [1] There were 27,500 residents in Azampura as of 2003. [2] Like many other Old City suburbs it has a majority Muslim population. Also the area is home to the deputy Chief Minister of Telangana, Mohammed Mehmood Ali.

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Commercial area

Azampura's commercial area is concentrated around Masjid-e-Sahifa. There are many fruit stalls and restaurants which offer Hyderabad's famous non-vegetarian cuisine like biryani, haleem, nihari and kebabs.

The locality has hospitals like Muslim Maternity Hospital and Thumbay Hospital.

Public transport

Azampura is extremely well connected to many suburbs around Hyderabad by buses run by TSRTC. It is also connected to long distance places by MGBS bus terminal. It also has Malakpet railway station with MMTS & Suburban services to Lingampally, HiTech city, Nampally, Secunderabad and Falaknuma, Mahbubnagar, Kurnool, Medchal, Ghatkesar, Jangoan. Its also now connected to Hyderabad Metro network through Malakpet Metro Station.

Landmarks

Masjid-E-Sahifa is an important mosque in Azampura.

Old Post Sahifa is now defunct but was a major regional post office during the 1980s and 1990.

Azampura Chaman / rotary park is very known landmark, that leads to another old well known landmark ' lorry Kanta' / weigh bridge.

There are many playgrounds in surrounding areas, but most famous is Tarzan ground, host to many local cricket tournaments.it also has a state public Library and a community hall.

Azampura comes under Chaderghat PS jurisdiction.

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References

  1. Azampura road under bridge design worries officials
  2. "Azampura not part of water supply network - Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.