A postcard from  Hyderabad, (Suhasini)
  • A postcard from  Hyderabad, (Suhasini)
  • A postcard from  Hyderabad, (Suhasini)

A postcard from Hyderabad, (Suhasini)

7 215Km

Date of dispatch : 2013-12-17

Postcard # 928

Country: India

Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Occupying 650 square kilometres (250 sq mi), along the banks of the Musi River, it has a population of 6.8 million and a metropolitan population of7.75 million, making it the fourth most populous city and sixth most populous urban agglomeration in India. At an average altitude of 542 metres (1,778 ft), much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around artificial lakes, including Hussain Sagar—predating the city's founding—north of the city centre.