Mehdipatnam

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Mehdipatnam
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Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates: 17°23′45″N78°25′52″E / 17.3959°N 78.4312°E / 17.3959; 78.4312
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Telangana
District Hyderabad District
City Hyderabad
Named for Mehdi Nawaz Jung
Government
 • Body GHMC
Area
 • Total4.19 km2 (1.62 sq mi)
Population
 • Total46,065
 • Density10,981/km2 (28,440/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu Urdu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
500 028
Vehicle registration TS-13
Lok Sabha constituency Hyderabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency Nampally
Planning agency GHMC

Mehdipatnam is a locality and neighbourhood in the southwestern part of the city of Hyderabad, India. It is located north of the Musi River near Asif Nagar and is named after Mehdi Nawaz Jung, a politician and bureaucrat of Hyderabad State. [1]

Contents

Due to recent developments in the last few decades, Mehdipatnam has become a commercial centre known for its jewellery market and shopping complex.

Commercial areas

Due to large developments in Mehdipatnam over the last two decades, the close proximity to other commercial centres, and its transport system, the town has become a shopping centre for many suburbs.

Gold market

Mehdipatnam houses the Okaz Complex, which has several jewelry stores such as Mujtaba Jewelers, [2] Sri Krishna Jewelers, [3] Danish Jewelers and Malabar Gold and Diamonds.

Food

Mehdipatnam has several restaurants which serve authentic Hyderabadi cuisine and North Indian food at Prince Hotel. [4]

Fast-food restaurants such Subway, McDonald's, Dominos Pizza, KFC and Pizza Hut have also set up franchises in Mehdipatnam.[ citation needed ]

Swathi Tiffins [5] is one of the oldest tiffin centers in Hyderabad State. The town also has sweet shops such as Delhiwala Sweets and Chat, [6] and G. Pulla Reddy Sweets, [7]

Function halls

The most notable function hall is the Kings Palace and Kings Kohinoor Convention (managed by Red Rose Palace [8] ), although Mehdipatnam has other function halls.

Education

St. Ann's College for Women is located in Mehdipatnam along with the G. Pulla Reddy Educational Institutions, [9] Prof. K. Nagi Reddy Educational & Cultural Society and Lal Bahadur Degree College [10]

Other schools in Mehdipatnam include:

Hospitals

Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital is located in Mehdipatnam. Jayabhushan Hospital is the oldest multi-specialty hospital in the neighbourhood.

Mehdipatnam also contains several other hospitals and medical clinics.

Legislature

In the Lok Sabha, Mehdipatnam belongs to the Hyderabad constituency, with the current MP being Asaduddin Owaisi.

In the Telangana Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) it is in the Nampally constituency, with Majid Hussain being the current MLA [14]

In the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation its Corporator is Majid Hussain, the former Mayor of Hyderabad. [15]

Neighbourhoods

Religious places

Masjid-e-Azizia

Masjid-e-Azizia is the largest mosque in Mehdipatnam and is the headquarters of the Students Islamic Organization of India and Islamic Center of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. [16] It consists of four floors with ablution facilities on every floor.

More than 7,000 people attend the mosque for each prayer during the holy month of Ramadan. The Friday sermons are delivered in both Urdu and Arabic.[ citation needed ]

Khaja Gulshan Masjid

It is one of the oldest mosques in Mehdipatnam,[ citation needed ] with many sermons and speeches given by famous people. [17] The dome is lit during Ramadan, making it the centre of attraction.

Other places of worship

Transport

Mehdipatnam has a TSRTC bus depot, making it a hub of many buses going to all parts of the Hyderabad. The depot acts as a connector of various neighbourhoods across the city such as Chevella, Moinabad, Uppal, Secundrabad, Lingampally, Koti, Gachibowli, Madhapur, and Aramghar.

Mehdipatnam also provides transport to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport through the P. V. Narasimha Rao Expressway.

The closest MMTS train stations are at Nampally and Lakdikapool.

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  2. ↑ "Mujtaba Jewellers - Trusted Family Jewellers, Since 1936". mujtabajewellers.com.
  3. ↑ "Sri Krishna Jewellers Trusted Family Jewellers, Since 1976". www.srikrishna.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Prince Hotel".
  5. ↑ "Swathi Tiffins".
  6. ↑ "Home". Delhiwala Sweets - Buy Best Sweets, Nam-keens, Pickles, Chat | Order Online. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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