Saroornagar is a neighbourhood in Hyderabad. It is located in the Rangareddy district of Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Saroornagar mandal of Kandukur revenue division.
Saroornagar | |
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  Saroornagar Location in Hyderabad  Saroornagar Saroornagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 17°21′22″N 78°32′00″E / 17.3561°N 78.5333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| City | Hyderabad |
| Elevation | 487 m (1,598 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 69,400 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 500 035 |
| Telephone code | +91 , 040 |
| Vehicle registration | TS |
[2] This circle (5) comes under L. B. Nagar (East Zone) of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.[3] There are five wards in this circle namely Saroornagar (19), Rama Krishna Puram (20), Kothapet (21), Chaitanyapuri (22) and Gaddiannaram (23).
Etymology
editSaroornagar which was once a calm and wooded locale is named after Saroor Afza Bai, the wife of Mushirul Mulk Bahadur titled Arastu Jah. It is not very clear whether Saroor which meant joy was her real name but Arastu Jah built a palace complex for her.[4]
History
editIn 1620, then ruler of Golconda, Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah had decided to move his capital away from Golconda and Hyderabad. He selected a site about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of then Hyderabad, what is today Saroornagar. The fort was named after himself and called as Sultan Nagar Fort. The construction of this fort was abandoned by his wife Hayat Bakshi Begum who considered his sudden death in 1625 as a bad omen. [5] The Saroornagar Lake was built in late 16th century during the Qutb Shahi era to provide water for irrigation of farm lands. This 400-year-old lake is spread across 1 sq. km area.[6]
Asaf Jah II had given away a village beyond Malakpet as inam (gift) to Prime Minister Nawab Arastu Jah Bahadur’s wife Suroor Afza Bai. Arastu built a palace for his wife here and developed a huge garden around it. Since then the village came to be known as Saroornagar.[6]
Saroornagar Palace was built both as a hunting lodge and as a summer resort by Mir Mahbub Ali Khan for himself and his family. The palace came up in 65 acres of land close to the Saroornagar Lake but was considered inauspicious for the Nizam, who then ordered it to be used as an orphanage. On the request of the then British Resident, it was dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria. It is thus known as Victoria Memorial Home.[6]
Geography
editSaroornagar is located at 17°21′22″N 78°32′00″E / 17.3561°N 78.5333°E.[7] It has an average elevation of 487 meters (1601 ft).
References
edit- ^ "Delimitation of Election Wards" (PDF). Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Rangareddy district" (PDF). New Districts Formation Portal. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "New circles and wards in GHMC". Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (JPG). Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Nanisetti, Serish (29 July 2017). "Temple in a ruined fortress". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Sultan Nagar Fort". MIT Libraries. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Saroornagar a garden, now Hyderabad gateway". The Hans India. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics.Sururnagar
