Basheerbagh

Basheerbagh బషీర్బాగ్
neighbourhood
Basheerbagh skyline
Basheerbagh Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates: 17°23′59″N 78°28′36″E / 17.399782°N 78.476615°E / 17.399782; 78.476615Coordinates: 17°23′59″N 78°28′36″E / 17.399782°N 78.476615°E / 17.399782; 78.476615
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Hyderabad
Metro	Hyderabad
Government
• Body	GHMC
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	500 029
Lok Sabha constituency	Secunderabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Khairtabad
Planning agency	GHMC

Basheerbagh (Telugu: బషీర్బాగ్) is a city center of importance in Hyderabad.'Basheerbagh' is named after a senior aristocracy family "Paigah nobles" called [Bashir-ud-DauIa Bahadur] full title is Nawab Muhammad Muzharuddin Khan Amir-I-Paigah (His Excellency Nawab Sir Asman Jah Bahadur K.C.I.E), Rafat Jung, Bashir-ud-DauIa, Umdat-ul-Mulk II, Azim-ul-Umra, Amir-i-Akbar. The Basheerbagh is well known as Bashir Bagh Palace build by Nawab Sir Asman Jah Bahadur in 1880c. Now it is a commercial and business center as well as a bhasker rao neighbourhood. The area's importance has increased because of its close proximity to other bigger commercial areas such as Abids, Koti, Nampally and Himayat Nagar. The well known Bashir Bagh Palace was located here. It is also close to Hussain Sagar Lake.^[1]

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 Babu Khan Estate(once it was the tallest building in Hyderabad with 14 floors) and Khan Lateef Khan Estate are present here running a wide variety of businesses.

Education

Bashir Bagh Palace, photographed by Lala Deen Dayal circa 1880

The well known Nizam College and club is located in this suburb.

Sports

Basheerbagh was a sports hub and the present Day LB Stadium was previously called as Fateh Maidan, because the handing over of Hyderabad to the Indian Army had happened here. The well known L. B. stadium for cricket and athletics is located here. An indoor stadium is also present here used for Badminton and Tennis. Presently they are not used much and Gachibowli has become the sports hub of the city.

The recent ICL and IPL matches have revived the stadiums 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 area after many years.

Public transport

Basheerbagh main road

TSRTC 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.

Landmarks

The Lal Bahadur Stadium, Babukhan estate, Police control room, Old Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad Nursing Home, Madhava Reddy Memorial Flyover, Police Commissioner's office, Income Tax Department office (Aaykar Bhavan)

References

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