Asif Nagar
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Asif Nagar | |
|---|---|
Old City, Hyderabad | |
  Asif Nagar Location in Telangana, India | |
| Coordinates: 17°23′22″N 78°27′10″E / 17.3894°N 78.4527°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Hyderabad District |
| Government | |
| • Body | GHMC |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Deccani Urdu, Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 500028 (Humayun Nagar PO) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Secunderabad |
| Planning agency | GHMC |
Asif Nagar is located near Mehdipatnam in Hyderabad, India. It is part of the Old City, Hyderabad. It is a Mandal inHyderabad District. This was an legislative assembly seat in its name, now after delimation this area comes in Nampally seat.
ACP Office[1][2] for West Zone for Hyderabad Police is situated here.
History
After the Nizam captured Golconda in 1724 from the Moghuls, he camped near the fort in a village. Later it was renamed Asifnagar.[3]
Transport
Asif Nagar is connected by buses run by TSRTC.
The closest MMTS train station is at Nampally 2KM away.
Asif Nagar is famous for wood work and carving furniture. The furniture prepared here is exported to all over the world.
Neighbourhoods
- Aghapura
- Bazar Ghat
- Dhool Pet
- Gosha Mahal
- Gudi Malkapur
- Humayun Nagar
- Jhirra
- JiyaGuda
- Karwan
- Mallepally
- Mangalhat
- Mehdipatnam
- Masab Tank
- Murad Nagar
- Nampally
- Seetaram Bagh
- Tallagadda
- Vijaya Nagar Colony
- Shantinagar
References
- ^ "Asif Nafar police station". fullhyderabad.com.
- ^ "West Zone". hyderabadpolice.gov.in.
- ^ "Our Hyderabad - Asif nagar". ourhyd.com.