Hyderabad City Today
Hyderabad city is in the middle of Telugu speaking Telangana region of Hyderabad state. The Hyderabadi Muslim cultural influence left over from the former princely state is very strong in Hyderabad and in the diaspora communities of Hyderabadi Muslims. Now Hyderabad is a multicultural city with people from every region of India.
Hyderabad is known for its famous historical monuments such as Charminar, Mecca Masjid, Golconda Fort, Falaknuma Palace, Qutub Shahi Tombs, and Birla Mandir.
Hyderabad is famous for Hyderabadi Biryani, a basmati rice and goat meat dish which spread to other regions and became generally biryani having its origins in pullao from Turkic central Asia.
Hyderabad is considered the second most important information technology (IT) city in India. The city is home to hundreds of IT Companies in its HighTech City, Gachibowli and IT Park.
Telugu the regional native language is most widely spoken language in Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh today. The Muslim population speaks Urdu, in particular, the unique Dakhani dialect, it was the official and dominant language prior to the demise of the Nizams. Pure Hindi speakers are the minority. English is also widely used by the educated classes, often as a second or third language.
The political party All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, founded by Bahadur Yar Jung, enjoys prominent support amongst Muslims. Also, there is a strong following of other parties, such as Congress,TDP (Telugu desam party) with both Hindu and Muslim support, and Telangana Rashtra Samiti party, formed with the intention of separation of the Telangana region (the part of the Nizams' state which was merged with Andhra Pradesh) as a State,BJP,Lok Satta.
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