Kazipet | |
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Coordinates: 17°58′00″N79°30′00″E / 17.96667°N 79.50000°E | |
Country | India |
State | Telangana |
Founded | 1856 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation |
Area | |
• Total | 43.4 km2 (16.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN Code | 506003 [1] |
Telephone code | +91–870 |
Vehicle registration | TS–03 |
Website | telangana |
Kazipet is the major educational and transport hub in Hanumakonda district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a city in Warangal Tri-City, and a mandal in Hanamakonda district. Kazipet falls under Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation.
Previously Kazipet was a separate city within Warangal. The three urban cities Kazipet, Hanamkonda and Warangal are together known as Warangal Tri-City. The cities are connected by National Highway 163. The major stations are Kazipet Junction railway station and Warangal railway station. [2]
Neighborhoods in Kazipet include:
Kazipet railway station is an important station that connects North and South India, [3] and hosts a locomotive (largely diesel) maintenance division. [4]
In October 2023, the Hadapsar-Hyderabad Express was extended to Kazipet. [5]
Local streets include Bapuji Nagar, Bhavani Nagar, Balaji Nagar, Diesel Colony, Prasanth Nagar, Rahmath Nagar, Siddhartha Nagar, Somidi, Venkatadri Nagar, Vidhyanagar Vishunupuri and Jublee Market.
Syed Shah Afzal Biabani (1795 – 1856 A.D / 1210 – 26 Safar, 1272 AH) was a Sufi from Warangal, Hyderabad State (now Kazipet 132 km from Hyderabad, India). He was appointed Kazi of Warangal during the reign of Nizam Ali Khan (Asaf Jah II). Thus the name Kazipet. His dargah is among Warangal's pilgrimage centers. [6]
The word "Biabani" indicates a type of rural area in Persian and Urdu. He received this nickname because he spent 12 years in Tasawwuf (a form of Sufi meditation) in the caves located in the forest of Battupalli near Kazipet. [7]
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