Koilkonda is a
Mandal
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
in
Mahbubnagar district
Mahabubnagar district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Mahabubnagar is the district headquarters which is popularly known as Palamoor. The district shares boundaries with Narayanapet, Vikarabad, Rangareddy, Nagarkurnool, Wanapa ...
,
Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...
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Geography
Koilkonda is located at . It has an average elevation of 464 metres (1525 ft).
Situated nearby perched on a hilltop is the Koilkonda Fort, the erstwhile outpost of the
Qutb Shahi dynasty
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 coll ...
. It is on the NH 7,125 km from Hyderabad. To reach the top, one needs to trudge across a deep canyon on the west or a series of streams if coming through east before reaching a plight of steps that leads to the fort. There are seven gates leading to the fort. The first one has an inscription of Ibrahim Qutb Shah that dates back to 1550. The fourth gate leads to a dilapidated palace. Along with the fort, which itself is a magnificent structure, there is also a mosque and an
eidgah
Eidgah or Idgah, also Eid Gah or Id Gah ( fa, "site of Eid bservances; bn, ঈদগাহ; pnb, ; ur, ; hi, ईदगाह) is a term used in South Asian Islamic culture for the open-air enclosure usually outside the city (or at th ...
.
Institutions
* There is a
Fort
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
in Koilkonda built by
Ibrahim Qutub Shah, one of the
Golkonda
Fort (Telugu: గోల్కొండ, romanized: ''Gōlkōnḍa'') is a historic fortress and ruined city located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It was originally called Mankal. The fort was originally built by Kakatiya ruler Pratāparud ...
kings.
* Zilla Parishad High School.
* Guru Raghavendra Vidyalaya
*
State Bank of Hyderabad
State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) was a regional bank in Hyderabad, with headquarters at Gunfoundry, Abids, Hyderabad, Telangana. Founded by the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad State, Mir Osman Ali Khan, it is now one of the five associate banks of State ...
.
[http://bankifsccode.com/STATE_BANK_OF_HYDERABAD/ANDHRA_PRADESH/MEHBUBNAGAR_/KOILKONDA]
Villages
The villages in Koilkonda mandal include:
* Abhangapatnam
* Acharyapur
* Ankilla
* Burugupally
* Chandapur
*
Chandraspalle
* Dammaipally
* Garlapad
* Ibrahimnagar
* Jamalpur
* Keshavapoor
* Khazipur
* Koilkonda
* Kothlabad
* Malkapur
* Manikonda
* Modipur
* Parpalle
* Perikiveedu
* Rampur
* Sanganonipally
* Serivenkatapur
* Suraram
*
* Thirumulampalle
* Veerampally
*
Vinjamur
Vinjamur is an upcoming town in Nellore district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Vinjamur mandal.
Near mandals
*East kaligiri mandal
*West duttaluru mandal
*North kondapuram mandal
*South anusamudra ...
* Yellareddi Pally
* Lingupally
References
Mandals in Mahbubnagar district
Tourist attractions in Mahbubnagar district
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