Masab Tank is an anglicized version of Maa-Sahiba Tank. Maa-Sahiba was a title endowed on Hayat Bakshi Begum, wife of Qutub Shahi VI. The ‘Talab’ or tank was built by Khanum Agha, Qutub Shah V's mother, but it became famous after his wife as ‘Talab-e-Maa-Sahiba’. The upgraded ‘Maa Sahiba Talab’ got anglicized to Masab Tank. The modern Masab Tank is a major locality in

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, in the northern part of Southern India ...

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. The area lies at the junction of Road#1, Banjara Hills and the road connecting Humayun Nagar and Lakdi Ka Pul. The JNTU College of Fine Arts is located there. The old JNTU campus is still located beside the JNTU College of Fine Arts.

Government Polytechnic, Hyderabad Government Polytechnic, Hyderabad, formerly Osmania Central Technical College, is a co-educational institution of higher learning located in Hyderabad of Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch ...

is one of the most famous polytechnics of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh is situated in masab tank. according to the State Board of Technical Education and Training (SBTET) , the Masab Tank Government Polytechnic is the number one ranking polytechnic across the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The 10-story Income Tax Towers house the income tax department. The office houses Chief Commissioners of Income Tax, important IRS officers.

Commercial area

Masab Tank has malls and shopping areas. Hyderabad Business centre is located there.

Transport

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 ...

runs the buses connecting it to all parts of the city. The closest MMTS Train station is at

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 ...

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