Basheer Bagh | |
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City Center | |
 Basheerbagh skyline | |
  Basheer Bagh Location in Hyderabad, India | |
| Coordinates:17°23′59″N78°28′36″E / 17.399782°N 78.476615°E /17.399782; 78.476615 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Hyderabad |
| Metro | Hyderabad |
| Established | 1880 |
| Named after | Bahir-ud-Daula, Nawab Asman Jah Bahadur |
| Government | |
| • Body | GHMC |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu,Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 500029 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Secunderabad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Khairtabad |
| Planning agency | GHMC |
Basheerbagh is a neighbourhood of importance inHyderabad. Now it is a commercial and business centre. The area's importance has increased because of its close proximity to other bigger commercial areas such asAbids,Koti,Nampally andHimayat Nagar. The well-knownBashir Bagh Palace was located here. The neighbourhood is also close toHussain Sagar Lake.[1]
Basheerbagh is named afterBashir-ud-Daula Nawab Sir Asman Jah Bahadur, who served asPrime Minister of Hyderabad (1887 to 1894). TheBashir Bagh Palace was built by him in 1880.
There are large number ofJewellery shops located here and good number of shopping malls around here. Famous theatres in the city such as the Skyline & Sterling movie theatres were located here. Some important government buildings like the Ayakar Bhavan (Income tax office), Police Commissioner's Office, Police control room, Central Excise and customs and Goods and services tax office, Telangana Tourism's reservation office etc. are located here. Huge commercial buildings like the Babu Khan Estate (once it was the tallest building in Hyderabad with 14 floors) and Khan Lateef Khan Estate are present here running a wide variety of businesses.
The well knownNizam College and club is located in this suburb.[2]
Basheerbagh was a sports hub and the multipurposeL.B Stadium which is used for football and athletics is located here. It was previously called as Fateh Maidan, because the handing over of Hyderabad to the Indian Army had happened here. Earlier it was used to host international cricket matches. An indoor stadium is also present here used for Badminton and Tennis. Presently they are not used much andGachibowli has become the sports hub of the city.
The rebelICL matches have revived the stadiums here and they have once again come alive. The flood lights of the stadium light up the evening sky and have caused joy to the public around this area after many years.
TGSRTC connects Basheerbagh to other parts of Hyderabad andSecunderabad. Autos and taxis are common forms of public transport here. The nearestHyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System train station is atNampally which is a kilometer away from Basheerbagh. The nearest metro station is lakdikapool metro station
The landmarks of the city are:
