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Nizamabad
India officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second most populous country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world. India is a union of twenty-eight states and seven federally-governed union territories. New Delhi is the capital of India.
Nizamabad is a town and a municipal corporation in Nizamabad District in the Telangana region of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of the district. It has a population of 366,956 in 2006 census. Bodhan, Kamareddy and Armoor are other major towns in the District.
Nizamabad was formerly known as Indur and Indrapuri. Nizamabad was ruled by Rashtrakutas in the 8th century, was ruled by the king Indra Vallabha Panthya Varsha Indra Som. The city was named after him. In the year 1905 the railway line between Secundrabad and Manmad was constructed. The railway station was named after then ruler of the Nizam state Nizam-ul-Mulk as Nizamabad.
The Nizam Sagar dam was constructed in the year 1923 across the river manjeera at achampet village. It irrigates 2,50,000 acres of land in Nizamabad district. Nizamabad is in the north of Andhra Pradesh. It has different towns like Bodhan, which has Nizam Sugar Factory. In early years it was the biggest in the Asia continent. Bodhan is a town with a mixture of people from many cultural and religious backgrounds. There is a largely visible community of Muslims as well as Christians and other religious communities.
Nizam sagar is one of the places to visit in Nizamabad, the other places are different agricultural farms like sulefarm farm in rudrur, the rudrur farm. Ali Sagar is a beautiful lake with a hill top view. There is a very old Siva's temple called Kanteshwar in city. Its about at least 500 years old. Is equal status with the Kashi Vishweshwara temple in Varanasi. There is a Hanuman temple in Sarangapur about 10 kilometers away which was founded by Sri Samartha Ramadas. It is situated in beautiful location on the hill top.
Nizamabad is also known as the town of best geographical environment and has traced its origins back to prehistoric times. Today, one can also learn about its history, from its earliest times and can also enjoy its natural beauty concealed by the beautiful landscapes.
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