Secunderabad

Secunderbad is the twin city of Hyderabad, India, and is separated by the man made lake, Hussain Sagar, from the capital of Andhra Pradesh. Secunderabad was founded in the 18th century as a British cantonment, and to this date has a large Army presence. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad had it's own municipality and city government, until recently when it was merged with Hyderabad. In common parlance however, Secunderabad is seldom used these days outside the twin cities. Instead Hyderabad is used normally.

Related Topics:
Twin city - Hyderabad - India - Hussain Sagar - Capital - Andhra Pradesh - 18th century - British - Cantonment - Army - Sikandar Jah - Nizam - Asaf Jahi - Municipality - City government - Hyderabad

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