Ameerpet, Hyderabad
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Ameerpet, Hyderabad, India
Ameerpet, Hyderabad, India
Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictHyderabad District
MetroHyderabad Metropolitan Region
Founded1900
Founded byAamir Ali
Government
 • BodyGHMC
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
500016[1]
Lok Sabha constituencySecunderabad
Vidhan Sabha constituencySanathnagar
Planning agencyHUDA
Civic agencyGHMC

Ameerpet is a residential hub located in the north-west part of Hyderabad, Telangana. Basically was gifted by then 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI).

History

The land was gifted by then 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI) to one of his Jagirdars named Amir Ali in the early 1900s. He built a small palace as his summer home and used the area as a summer resort since it was densely vegetated and had a pleasant climate and also water bodies.[2] This palace now houses the "Nature Cure Hospital".

Commerce

Ameerpet is known for its commerce and business of all kinds, but mainly as an education hub.[3] Ameerpet is also a well-known destination for software training in India.[4] Students from different parts of the country come to Ameerpet to join software training courses.[5]

Major landmarks

Landmarks include Nizamia Observatory, Saradhi Studios, HUDA Maitrivanam, Huda Swarna Jayanti Complex, Aditya Enclave, Aditya Trade Centre, Aster Prime Hospital, Ameerpet Gurudwara, Masjid-E-Akhtarunissa Begum, Vcare Multi Speciality Hospital, Elephant House, and Training and Consulting Services & VASAVI MPM GRAND[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Pin code of Ameerpet(Secunderabad)". 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ Saibaba, Ch (3 June 2014). "Ameerpet: Busiest and commercially diverse". www.thehansindia.com.
  3. ^ Sengupta, Devina. "Ameerpet houses hundreds of IT institutes and over one lakh students" – via The Economic Times.
  4. ^ "Ameerpet, India's unofficial IT training hub". 30 March 2017 – via The Economist.
  5. ^ Ameerpet-Blooming IT Institutes
  6. ^ Training and Consulting Services .
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