Hyderabad is the capital of the state Andhra Pradesh, India. It
also goes by its sobriquet City of Pearls. As of 2010 it is the
sixth most populous city and sixth-most populous urban
agglomeration in India. Hyderabad was founded by Muhammad Quli Qutb
Shah in 1591 on the banks of Musi. Today the city covers an area of
approximately 650 km². The twin cities of Hyderabad and
Secunderabad come under the ambit of a single municipal unit, The
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.
Hyderabad has developed into one of the major hubs for the
information technology industry in India which has earned it the
additional sobriquet "Cyberabad". In addition to the IT industry,
various biotechnology and pharmaceutics companies have set up their
operations in Hyderabad owing to its established Public sector in
Life Science Research and Genome Valley. The city houses the most
expensive residential real estate in Andhra Pradesh in Banjara
Hills and Jubilee Hills. The city is home to the Telugu Film
Industry, which is among the largest in India, known popularly as
Tollywood. Residents of Hyderabad are generally called Hyderabadis.
Located at the crossroads of North and South India, Hyderabad has
developed a unique culture that is reflected in its language and
architecture.
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