Nizamabad

Nizamabad is a city and district located in the state of Telangana. It is also the commercial marketing centre of Andhra Pradesh and was known by the name of Induru, earlier. During the 8th century, the town was under the reign of Indra Vallabha Panthya Vasrha Indra Som who belonged to the Rashtrakuta Dynasty. The place was named Indhrapuri after the king. However, with the construction of a railway line between the cities of Secunderabad and Manmad, a new railway station was added – the Nizamabad railway station. The station was named after Nizam-ul-Mulk who was the then ruler of the region. Since Nizamabad was an important railway station connecting Hyderabad with Mumbai, the name of the place was changed from Indhrapuri to Nizamabad.

Some of the popular tourist attractions here include the Nizam Sagar Dam that is constructed on the river Manjira and the ancient reservoir of Ali Sagar, which was built during the tenure of the Nizam. Other than these, there are some ancient places of attraction like the Nizamabad Fort of the 10th century located on the south-western part of the town. This fort has some ancient artefacts related to Jainism.