Medak district
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Medak District is located in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Sangareddi is the district headquarters of Medak. The district had a population of 2,670,097 of which 14.36% were urban as of 2001. [1]
Other big towns in the Medak district include Medak, Siddipet, Narsapur, Ramayampet, Gajwel, Narayankhed, Zaheerabad and Gummadidala.
Medak district is adorned by many temples depicting fine architectural splendours. They are located in the Bonthapally (Veerabhadra Swamy Temple, located at 25 km to the north of Hyderabad),Ismailkhanpet near to Sangareddy (Sapta Prakarauta Bhavani Mata Temple, located at 35 km to the Hyderabad), Zarasangam, Edupailu (Kanakadurga Temple, 8 km from Medak town, on the banks of Manjira river), Nachagiri temples (Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, 55 km from Hyderabad), Siddipet (Koti Ligeshwara Swamy Temple) to name a few.
[edit] Culture
Medak district has typical Telangana culture.
For nature lovers Medak has places of immense beauty and interest.
Narsapur Forest, located 35 km from Hyderabad, is spread between Gummadidala and Narsapur. This forest covers 30 km². This has variety of trees, many lakes and supports wildlife. Lately, this has become a hotspot for Telugu film shootings.
Manjira Forest, located 75 km from Medak and 5 km from Sangareddy, is spread over 20 km². The average width of the sanctuary is 500 to 800 m. Nestling between Manjeera and Singur barrages, the Manjira wild life sanctuary comprises nine small islands which are home to a number of resident and migratory birds in addition to marsh crocodiles and muggar. One of the main Town in Medak district is Jogipet and It is famous for Joginath temple and Indian Freedom fighting Movement ( Many events conducted during Freedom fighting Movement against British Govt. )
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