Secunderabad old name

1. 'Albert Abid' was a Jewish valet of the Nizam, who owned a shop, the surrounding area was named 'Abids' after him. 2. 'Afzalgunj' is name after the 5th Nizam Afzal Ud Daulah, who gifted the land to grain merchants here.Now a bustling market place, it is home to State Central Library which has around 17,000 manuscripts dating back to ancient, medieval times. 3. 'Alwal' gets it's name from the Alwars (Vaishnavite Devotees) who settled down here, most of them were devoteess of Shri Venkateswara.The place is famous for it's old (150+ years old) Venkateswara Temple & noted director Shyam Benegal was a resident of this area. 4. 'Ameerpet' gets it's name from Amir Ali, a jagirdar of the Nizam who was gifted the land here.The Nizamia Observatory here was the 3rd such to be setup in India. 5. 'Barkas' in the Old City area gets it's name from the fact that it housed military barracks of the Nizam.This place was where the Arab soldiers and bodyguards of the Nizam used to stay, even now their descendants the Chaush, make up a bulk of the population here. 6. 'Basheerbagh' located in the heart of Hyderabad, Bashir-ud-DauIa Bahadur, a senior noble belonging to the Paigah aristocracy.The Paigah palace is located here too. 7. 'Begum Bazar' gets it's name from Humda Begum, wife of Nizam Ali Khan Nizamul Mulk who gifted the land here to merchants for their trading activities. It has the 2nd largest fish market in Hyderabad, and the first Ganesh Puja pandal in the entire Nizam State was se...

A major fire broke out at the 143-year-old Secunderabad Club in the wee hours of Sunday. Within no time, the main heritage building was gutted in flames completely, resulting in the loss of at least ₹25 crores. No casualties were reported. Speaking to The Hindu , a senior officer of the Disaster Response and Fire Services said that at 3.15 a.m., they got a ‘fire call’ from the Club and four fire tenders from two stations in the Secunderabad area were rushed to the spot to douse off the fire. After assessing the ground situation, three more fire tenders from Secretariat, Gandhi Hospital and Moula Ali were sent to the spot. “As many as seven fire tenders took more than four hours to control the flames. More details, including the exact cause for the major accident, are yet to be ascertained,” the officer said. Administration office, colonnade bar, and library, at the Club have been destroyed in the fire. Watch | Secunderabad Club gutted in fire History of the club Known as ‘elite clubs’ in the twin cities, it is one of the five oldest clubs in India, the oldest club being the Bengal Club of Calcutta. The Club went through two name changes before the current name Secunderabad Club was finally chosen. The Club was established on April 26, 1878 and was originally known as the Secunderabad Public Rooms. It was renamed the Secunderabad Garrison Club, the Secunderabad Gymkhana Club and the United Services Club. The earliest records state that this Club was formed by the British Ar...

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1. 'Albert Abid' was a Jewish valet of the Nizam, who owned a shop, the surrounding area was named 'Abids' after him. 2. 'Afzalgunj' is name after the 5th Nizam Afzal Ud Daulah, who gifted the land to grain merchants here.Now a bustling market place, it is home to State Central Library which has around 17,000 manuscripts dating back to ancient, medieval times. 3. 'Alwal' gets it's name from the Alwars (Vaishnavite Devotees) who settled down here, most of them were devoteess of Shri Venkateswara.The place is famous for it's old (150+ years old) Venkateswara Temple & noted director Shyam Benegal was a resident of this area. 4. 'Ameerpet' gets it's name from Amir Ali, a jagirdar of the Nizam who was gifted the land here.The Nizamia Observatory here was the 3rd such to be setup in India. 5. 'Barkas' in the Old City area gets it's name from the fact that it housed military barracks of the Nizam.This place was where the Arab soldiers and bodyguards of the Nizam used to stay, even now their descendants the Chaush, make up a bulk of the population here. 6. 'Basheerbagh' located in the heart of Hyderabad, Bashir-ud-DauIa Bahadur, a senior noble belonging to the Paigah aristocracy.The Paigah palace is located here too. 7. 'Begum Bazar' gets it's name from Humda Begum, wife of Nizam Ali Khan Nizamul Mulk who gifted the land here to merchants for their trading activities. It has the 2nd largest fish market in Hyderabad, and the first Ganesh Puja pandal in the entire Nizam State was se...

A major fire broke out at the 143-year-old Secunderabad Club in the wee hours of Sunday. Within no time, the main heritage building was gutted in flames completely, resulting in the loss of at least ₹25 crores. No casualties were reported. Speaking to The Hindu , a senior officer of the Disaster Response and Fire Services said that at 3.15 a.m., they got a ‘fire call’ from the Club and four fire tenders from two stations in the Secunderabad area were rushed to the spot to douse off the fire. After assessing the ground situation, three more fire tenders from Secretariat, Gandhi Hospital and Moula Ali were sent to the spot. “As many as seven fire tenders took more than four hours to control the flames. More details, including the exact cause for the major accident, are yet to be ascertained,” the officer said. Administration office, colonnade bar, and library, at the Club have been destroyed in the fire. Watch | Secunderabad Club gutted in fire History of the club Known as ‘elite clubs’ in the twin cities, it is one of the five oldest clubs in India, the oldest club being the Bengal Club of Calcutta. The Club went through two name changes before the current name Secunderabad Club was finally chosen. The Club was established on April 26, 1878 and was originally known as the Secunderabad Public Rooms. It was renamed the Secunderabad Garrison Club, the Secunderabad Gymkhana Club and the United Services Club. The earliest records state that this Club was formed by the British Ar...

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions. • Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives. • In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions. • In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find. • In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history. • Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more. • While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today. • Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians. • Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century. Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! • Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space! Hyderabad was founded by the Mecca Mosque, which was built later, can accommodate 10,000 people. The mosque was the site of a bombing attack in 2007 that killed several Muslims and injured many others. The incident aggravated Muslim-Hindu tensions in the city, which has experienced periodic outbreaks of violence o...