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Badapahad Peddagutta | |
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village | |
  Badapahad Location in Telangana, India | |
| Coordinates:18°29′37″N78°1′0″E / 18.49361°N 78.01667°E /18.49361; 78.01667 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Nizamabad |
| Named after | Syed Sadullah Hussaini dargah |
| Government | |
| • Body | wakf board |
| Elevation | 375 m (1,230 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
BadapahadDargah, Peddagutta is a small town, village andMuslim pilgrim center. Built in the memory of the saint Syed Sadullah Hussain, the mosque is situated atop a hillock paidimal village in theVarni Mandal ofNizamabad district.[1][2]
The Dargah is located at a distance of 38 km from the town of Nizamabad. ManyMuslim devotees as well asHindu devotees climb approximately one thousand steps every year to summit the hill.
The three-day annual festival of Urus at Badapahad is held every September. Devotees fromTelangana,Andhra Pradesh,Maharashtra andKarnataka attend the festival.[3]
Dargah is held under the aegis ofWakf Board. It is the only place whereold coins are still being distributed.
Badapahad has an average elevation of 375 metres (1,230 ft). It is surrounded by Saidpur of Varni Mandal to the North and East, Paidmal of Varni Mandal to the South and Hanmajipet ofBanswada Mandal to the South and West
It is 38 km fromNizamabad, 27km from Bodhan 172 km fromHyderabad and 52 km fromKamareddy.[4]
Telugu andUrdu are the local languages. The total population of Badapahad is 3,963. The population is 2,016 males and 1,947 females, living in 853 houses. The total area of Badapahad is 1,720 hectares.
18°29′37″N78°1′0″E / 18.49361°N 78.01667°E /18.49361; 78.01667