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Begumpet | |
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Inner City | |
 Begumpet flyover, one of the oldest flyovers in the city | |
  Begumpet Location in Hyderabad, India  Begumpet Begumpet (India) | |
| Coordinates: 17°26′42″N 78°28′10″E / 17.444865°N 78.469396°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Hyderabad |
| Metro | Hyderabad |
| Government | |
| • Body | GHMC |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 500 016 |
| Vehicle registration | TS |
| Parliament constituencies | Secunderabad |
| Sasana Sabha constituencies | Khairtabad |
| Planning agency | GHMC |
| Website | telangana |
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?]