Khammam

Khammam is a district in the state of Telangana that sprawls across an area of 16,029 sq km. Khammam has its headquarters in its namesake town, which is located about 193 km east of the state capital, Hyderabad. The district shares its southern borders with Krishna district, while East and West Godavari districts bound it in the east. Khammam is lined by Nalgonda and Warangal districts to the west, while the state of Chhattisgarh borders it towards the north. River Godavari entering from the Warangal district flows nearly 250 km across the district. Originally, the district was named as 'Kammamet', which was later transformed to 'Khammam Mettu' and subsequently to 'Khammam'. The name of the district has been derived from the vertical rock, called ‘Kamba’, which lies under ‘Stambhadri’ temple (formerly ‘Narsimhadri’ or ‘Stamba Sikhari’). Khammam town was earlier a part of the larger Warangal district, serving as the seat of Taluk Administration.

The name Khammam has been derived from the name of a local hill by the name Stambhadri that is home to an ancient temple of Narasimha Swamy and also believed to have been in existence since Treta Yuga. The name of the town, Stambhadri, later reportedly became Kambhadri, Kambham mettu, and finally, Khammam, which is now the district headquarters. The town is located close to the river Munneru a tributary of the Krishna River. Khammam district is of immense historical importance in Telangana.