Kazipet is the major educational and transport hub in
Hanumakonda district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a city in
Warangal Tri-City, and a mandal in Hanamakonda district. Kazipet falls under Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation.
Earlier Kazipet was a separate city in Warangal. The three urban cities Kazipet,
Hanamkonda and
Warangal
Warangal () is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the district headquarters of Warangal district. It is the second largest city in Telangana with a population of 704,570 per 2011 Census of India, and spreading over an .
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are together known as Warangal Tri-City. The cities are connected by
National Highway 163. The major stations are
Kazipet Junction railway station and
Warangal railway station.
Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods in Kazipet include:
*Somidi
*Ammavaripet
*Madikonda
*Shayampet
*Tharalapalli
*Rampur
*Kadipikonda
*Kothapalli
*Bapuji Nagar
Railway junction
Kazipet railway station is an important station that connects
North
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Etymology
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and
South India
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, and hosts a locomotive (largely diesel) maintenance division.
Geography
Local streets include Bapuji Nagar, Bhavani Nagar, Balaji Nagar, Diesel Colony, Prasanth Nagar, Rahmath Nagar, Siddhartha Nagar, Somidi, Venkatadri Nagar, Vidhyanagar Vishunupuri and Jublee Market.
Culture
Syed Shah Afzal Biabani (1795 – 1856 A.D / 1210 – 26
Safar, 1272
AH) was a
Sufi from
Warangal
Warangal () is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the district headquarters of Warangal district. It is the second largest city in Telangana with a population of 704,570 per 2011 Census of India, and spreading over an .
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,
Hyderabad State
Hyderabad State () was a princely state located in the south-central Deccan region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the present-day state of Telangana, the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka, and ...
(now Kazipet 132 km from
Hyderabad, India
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). He was appointed
Kazi of Warangal during the reign of
Nizam Ali Khan (Asaf Jah II). Thus the name Kazipet. His
dargah
A dargah ( fa, درگاه ''dargâh'' or ''dargah'', Turkish: ''dergâh'', Hindustani: ''dargah'' दरगाह درگاہ, bn, দরগাহ ''dorgah'') is a shrine or tomb built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a ...
is among Warangal's pilgrimage centers.
The word "Biabani" indicates a type of rural area in
Persian and
. He received this nickname because he spent 12 years in Tasawwuf (a form of Sufi meditation) in the caves located in the forest of Battupalli near Kazipet.
References
External links
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