Geography of Hyderabad
Granite ridges and hillocks weathered into picturesque balancing forms are a part of the Deccan Shield area.
The contour level falls gradually from west to east creating almost a trough near the Musi River which runs through the city.
Today, due to indiscriminate urbanization and lack of planning, the river has become a receptacle for all the untreated domestic and industrial waste waters coming out of Hyderabad and has therefore become polluted.
The river water downstream to city is highly polluted.Telangana's culture is a mix of South Indian and Persian traditions that were assimilated during the Mughal and Nizam eras.
Geographically the city is located in the northern part of Deccan plateau, in Southern India on the banks of Musi River.
[2][3] The modern Hyderabad is spread over an area of 1,005 km2 (388 sq mi), making it one of the largest metros in India.
[9] The central Hyderabad developed during the Nizam's era since 18th century is the main nucleus of the city divided by Musi river, The south of the Musi river in Central Hyderabad houses most of historical tourist attractions such as; The Charminar, Mecca Masjid, Salarjung Museum, Nizam's museum, High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad, the Falaknuma Palace, Chowmahalla Palace, Purani Haveli Palace and Mahbub mansion, the traditional retail corridor—(Laad Bazaar, Pearls Market and Madina circle) and also Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station, Hyderabad Race Club and Nehru Zoological Park.
The North of the Musi river in central Hyderabad houses the; Osmania General Hospital, State Central Library, Hyderabad, Osmania Medical College and Women's college(former British Residency), Hyderabad Railway Station and Kachiguda Railway Station along with the CBD's such as; Begum Bazaar, Koti, Osman Gunj, Abids, Sultan Bazaar, Moazzam Jahi Market, Bank Street, Troop Bazaar (former French Barracks) and the residential cum commercial areas such as; King Kothi Palace, Basheer Bagh Palace, Himayatnagar, Reserve Bank of India, Telangana Secretariat, India Government Mint, Hyderabad, Telangana Legislature Assembly, Public Garden, Shahi Mosque, Nizam Club, Ravindra Bharathi, State museum, Police Commissioner's Office, Birla Temple, Birla Planetarium.
[9][10][11] To the North of central Hyderabad lies the Hussain Sagar Lake, along with Tank Bund Road, Rani Gunj and Secunderabad Railway Station.
[12] The Western and South western areas had grown rapidly in the recent decade and houses, HITEC City, Genome Valley, Hyderabad Airport, ICRISAT, Toli chowki, Mehdi patnam, Gachibowli, Golconda Fort, Qutb Shahi Tombs, Osman sagar, Himayath sagar, Miyapur, Madhapur and Jubilee Hills, KBR National Park and Film Nagar.
To the east of the city lies the Ramoji Film City, and most of the settlements here were developed since after 1969 by the migrants of the Telugu people; which houses areas such as Dilsukhnagar, Kothapet, Vanasthalipuram, LB Nagar, Hayath nagar, Ibrahim patnam and most of the defence Research centers are located in the east of the Hyderabad.
The North eastern part of the city houses residential colonies particularly for Retired military personnel and Central Government Employees due to the presence of several national institutions like ECIL, NFC, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, NGRI and NIN.
Neighbourhoods include Malkajgiri, Sainikpuri, Neredmet, A. S. Rao Nagar, Tarnaka, Osmania University, Habsiguda, Marredpally, Bowenpally, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad Cantonment and Uppal.
[9][10][11] The three Industrial districts of the city are located in Chandulal Bhardari (South), Sanathnagar (Northwest) and Azamabad (North).
Raitu Bazar located in the different parts of the city core are the small scale vegetable markets controlled by the GHMC.
The climate of Hyderabad remains fairly warm through most parts of the year and does not receive much rainfall in the monsoon.
With the onset of winters in North and central parts of India, temperatures marginally come down in the months of December and January and the nights become quite cool in and around the Hyderabad city.
Telangana district in which Hyderabad is situated is the hottest part of the State during summer and coldest in winter.
