Basheerbagh Explained

Basheer Bagh
Settlement Type:City Center
Pushpin Map:India Hyderabad
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Hyderabad, India
Coordinates:17.3998°N 78.4766°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Telangana
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hyderabad
Subdivision Type3:Metro
Subdivision Name3:Hyderabad
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1880
Founder:Basheer Bhaiya
Named For:Bahir-ud-Daula, Nawab Asman Jah Bahadur
Governing Body:GHMC
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:500029
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Secunderabad
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Khairtabad
Blank3 Name Sec1:Planning agency
Blank3 Info Sec1:GHMC

Basheerbagh is a neighbourhood of importance in Hyderabad. Now it is a commercial and business centre. 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. The neighbourhood is also close to Hussain Sagar Lake.[1]

History

Basheerbagh is named after Bashir-ud-Daula Nawab Sir Asman Jah Bahadur, who served as Prime Minister of Hyderabad (1887 to 1894). The Bashir Bagh Palace was built by him in 1880.

Commercial area

There are large number of Jewellery shops located here and good number of shopping malls around here. Famous theatres in the city such as the Skyline & Sterling movie theatres were located here. Some important government buildings like the Ayakar Bhavan (Income tax office), Police Commissioner's Office, Police control room, Central Excise and customs and Goods and services tax office, Telangana 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

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

Sports

Basheerbagh was a sports hub and the multipurpose L.B Stadium which is used for football and athletics is located here. It was previously called as Fateh Maidan, because the handing over of Hyderabad to the Indian Army had happened here. Earlier it was used to host international cricket matches. 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 rebel ICL 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

TSRTC connects Basheerbagh to other parts of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Autos and taxis are common forms of public transport here. The nearest Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System train station is at Nampally which is a kilometer away from Basheerbagh. The nearest metro station is lakdikapool metro station

Landmarks

The landmarks of the city are:

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20071116145256/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/02/stories/2006120217610200.htm