The Armenian cemetery in Hyderabad, also known as Uppuguda Armenian cemetery, is a three-hundred-year-old
cemetery, belongs from
Qutb Shahi
The Qutb Shahi dynasty also called as Golconda Sultanate ( Persian: ''Qutb Shāhiyān'' or ''Sultanat-e Golkonde'') was a Persianate Shia Islam dynasty of Turkoman origin that ruled the sultanate of Golkonda in southern India. After the c ...
period. The Armenian cemetery is located at
Uppuguda
Uppuguda is a part of the Old City, Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.
About Uppuguda
Uppuguda is one of the oldest suburbs of old city of Hyderabad. Uppuguda (also known as Huppuguda, which is the name of its Railway Station) is located 3.5 km ...
(former Opiguda) a suburb of
Hyderabad, India.
The cemetery
The site houses
Armenian cemeteries and churchyard. Total of 19
Armenian are buried in this cemetery, including two priests Rev Johannes (1680) and Rev Simon (1724). This is the last known trace of the Armenian relation with the city of
Hyderabad, India.
There was considerable Armenian settlement in Hyderabad, the Armenian community of Hyderabad received a
Pontifical Bull from
Holy Etchmiadzin. The cemetery was shared by the
Dutch and
English people residing in Hyderabad, India in those times as there was no specific cemetery for them.
Conservation
Armenian cemetery in Hyderabad, India is protected monument by
Department of Archaeology under the Indian archaeological sites and remains Act, 1960. It is almost on the verge of being erased due to negligence of residents and responsible department.
See also
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Armenians in India
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Armenia–India relations
International relations between Armenia and India have been described as amicable. In 2022, it was reported that the two nations were exploring the possible of long-term military cooperation.
History
Early history
Armenians are believed to have ...
References
External links
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