Langar Houz is a suburb of

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

, near

Golconda 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 Pratāparu ...

, in the Indian state of

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 ...

. It is a major commercial centre for the city's cantonment area. Langar Houz was once considered to be the gateway to the city and Golkonda Palace. This area is well known for its student population due to its close proximity to various engineering colleges. Many politicians and government employees live there. It serves India’s biggest military artillery centre.

History

Langar means "a chain used to tether an elephant". During the

Nizam The Nizams were the rulers of Hyderabad from the 18th through the 20th century. Nizam of Hyderabad (Niẓām ul-Mulk, also known as Asaf Jah) was the title of the monarch of the Hyderabad State ( divided between the state of Telangana, Mar ...

rule a golden langar was donated to a Muslim recluse by the Queen. Later, this was cut in pieces and distributed among holy men as Jagir. During the period of Muslim

Bahmani Sultanate The Bahmani Sultanate, or Deccan, was a Persianate Sunni Muslim Indian Kingdom located in the Deccan region. It was the first independent Muslim kingdom of the Deccan,

, In Langar food was cooked and served to people of all religions with love and affection and hence it came to be called as Langar Houz.

Transport

Langar Houz is connected by buses run by

TSRTC Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (abbreviated as TSRTC) is a state-owned corporation that runs bus transport services to and from the Indian state of Telangana. It was formed in 2014 by splitting the Andhra Pradesh State Road Trans ...

. The closest MMTS train station is at Nampally.

Lakdi ka pul Lakdi ka pul is one of the oldest suburbs in Hyderabad, India. Etymology The area got its name from a bridge that was made of wooden blocks. Lakdi ka means ''"made of wood"'' and Pul means ''"bridge"'' in Hindi and Urdu. Transport Lakdikapul ...

is about 7 to 8 km away. Rajiv Ghandhi International Airport is about 26 to 28 km away and three routes connect to RGIA .

Culture

Dargah Syed Meeran Hussaini Quadri Bogdad is the oldest ''

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 ...

'' in the city. It treats patients with mental illness. Several reports stated that mental patients are treated cruelly and are chained inside the ''dargah''. Dupki Punnam is the holy dip where people wash at the confluence of the Esi and Musi rivers. Musi later turned into a municipal sewer and lost its status as a sacred river. The old Qutub Shahi Jamai Masjid is there as is a temple of Lord Sriram.

Neighbourhoods

Mehdipatnam Mehdipatnam is a locality in the Southwestern part of Hyderabad, India. It is located north of the Musi River near Asif Nagar and is named after Mehdi Nawaz Jung, a politician and bureaucrat of the Hyderabad State. Large Masjids are located ...

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 ...

* Tolichowki * Attapur * Bandlaguda Jagir

References

{{Hyderabad-geo-stub Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India