Basheerbagh
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| ?Basheerbagh Hyderabad • Andhra Pradesh • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| District(s) | Hyderabad |
| Parliamentary constituency | Secunderabad |
| Assembly constituency | Khairtabad |
| Planning Agency | GHMC |
| Codes • Pincode |
• 500 029 |
Basheerbagh is a major city center in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. It is a commercial and business center.
Bashir Bagh Palace was located here. Close by areas are Abids, Koti, Nampally, Himayat nagar. It is near to Hussain sagar lake.
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[edit] Commercial area
There are large number of Jewellery shops located here and good number of shopping malls around here. Famous theaters in the city such as the Skyline & Sterling movie theaters are located here.
Some important government buildings like the Ayakar Bhavan (Income tax office), Police Commissioner's Office, Police control room, Central Excise and customs office, AP Tourism's reservation office etc. are located here.
Huge commercial buildings like the BabuKhan Estate(the tallest building in Hyderabad 14 floors) and Khan Lateef khan estate are present here running a wide variety of businesses.
[edit] Education
The famous Nizam College is located in this suburb.
[edit] Sports
Basheerbagh was a sports hub. The well known LB stadium for cricket and athletics is located here. An indoor stadium is also present here used for badminton and tennis. Presntly they are not used much and Gachibowli has taken over to be the sports hub of the city.
The recent ICL and IPL matches have revived the staduims here and they have once again come alive. The flood lights of the stadium light up the evening sky and have caused joy to the public around this suburb after many years.
[edit] Public transport
APSRTC connects Basheerbagh to other parts of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Autos and taxis are common forms of public transport here. The nearest MMTS Hyderabad train station is at Nampally which is a kilometer away from Basheerbagh.
[edit] Landmarks
The Lal Bahadur stadium, Babukhan estate, Police control room etc.
