Begumpet

Begumpet
Inner City
Begumpet flyover, one of the oldest flyovers in the city
Begumpet flyover, one of the oldest flyovers in the city
Begumpet is located in Hyderabad
Begumpet
Begumpet
Location in Hyderabad, India
Begumpet is located in India
Begumpet
Begumpet
Begumpet (India)
Coordinates: 17°26′42″N 78°28′10″E / 17.444865°N 78.469396°E / 17.444865; 78.469396
Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictHyderabad
MetroHyderabad
Government
 • BodyGHMC
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
500 016
Vehicle registrationTS
Parliament constituenciesSecunderabad
Sasana Sabha constituenciesKhairtabad
Planning agencyGHMC
Websitetelangana.gov.in

Begumpet ("Begum's Place") is an upscale locality of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Begumpet is named after the daughter of the sixth Nizam (Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI), Basheer Unnisa Begum, who received it as part of her wedding dowry when she was married to the second Amir of Paigah Shams ul Umra Amir e Kabir.[according to whom?]