This book has about 274 places in Hyderabad with pictures and covers monuments, lakes, tombs, places of interest from 1591 when the city was built. In his introduction the author writes that the city was named Hyder after the fourth orthodox caliph and the first imam of the Shiite Muslims . Other legends go that it was named after Bhagmati, the love interest of Sultan Mohammad Quli, the fifth Sultan and that she was named Hyder Mahal and that was why the city is named after her. However, due to lack of any sign of a tomb or any other sign of her existence, we may discount the Bhagmati tale and go with the first one.
https://archive.org/details/hyderabad-guide-2009/page/42/mode/2up
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The main parts of the book are
1) Rivers, Lakes and Waterfronts - Musi, Husain Sagar Lake, Mir Alam Tank
2) Squares and Plazas - Charminar, Charkaman (Kali Kaman, Machli Kaman, Sihr-i Batil kaman, Charminar Kaman), Malakunta Masjid square, Abid Circle,
3) Bridges, Forts, Towers - Golconda, Qilaa-yi Kohna and Mosque, Old Fort, Malkajgiri Fortification and Baradari, Purana Pul, Naya Pul, Chaderghat or Oliphant Bridge, Lakdi ka Pul, Musallam Jung Pul, Anbarpet Burj, Kaman Chatta Bazaar
4) Walls and City Gates - Purana Pul Darwaza, Dabeerpura Darwaza, Delhi Darwaza, Afzal Darwaza, Chaderghat Darwaza, Daricha-yi Bewahir
5) Clock Towers - Mahbub Chowk, Fateh Maidan, Sultan Bazar, James Street, Secunderabad
6) Mosques and Ashurkhanas - Badshahi Ashurkhana, Maula Ali, Jama Masjid, Mecca Masjid, Miyan Mishk ke Masjid, Toli Masjid, Abd al-Rahman Khan ki masjid, Shaikpet Masjid and Saray, Premamati ki masjid, Kuslum Begum Masjid, Hayatnagar Masjid, Masjid Qutb -i Alam, Qutb Shahi Masjid (Uppal Klan), Mushirabad Masjid, Purani Eidgah, Kali Masjid, Chowk ki Masjid, Afzal Ganj ki Masjid, Spanish Mosque, Khwaja ka Chilla, Bagh-i Aam ka Masjid, Aazah Khaah-i Zahra,
7) Dargahs - Mir Mahmud Nimatullahi, Shah Raju II, Yusufayn, Sayyid Mir Shujaauddin Husayn, Nuruddin Shah Qadiri, Muhammad Hasan Abulayi, Tariqat Manzil,
8) Tombs - Qutb Shah Royal Tombs, Daira-yi Mir Momin, Janwada Grave and Mosque of Hussaina Begum, Armenian Cemetery, Amin al-Mulk (Patancheru), Tomb of Hakim, Khayrat Khan, Khayratabad Tomb, Mir Qutbuddin Nimatullah Dashtaki and Mir Sharif, Kamrakhi Gunbad, Puran Mal Samadhi, Paigah Tombs, Raymond's tomb, Chin Qilich Khan Tomb, Nawabs of Kalyani, Saidanima and Diler Jang, Imad al-Mulk, Fakhr al- Mulk, Bahadur Yar Jang, Humayun and Sughra Mirza, Nizams at Mecca Masjid, Osman Ali Khan and Family
9) Hindu temples - Kishn Bagh temple and Dargah, Jham Singh Temple, Sitaram Bagh temple, Maharaja Chandulal's temple, Laxman Bagh, Birla Mandir
10) Parsi Temples - Parsi temple
11) Churches - St Mary's Cathedral, St Joseph's Cathedral, St George's Cathedral, St. John's Church, Vijaya Marie 'Our Lady of Health' Church
12) Residential Architecture - Taramati Baradari, Goshamahal Baradari, Mishk Mahal, Bhagawandas Garden Pavilion, Deori Akram Ali Khan, Chowmahalla Palace and Shahi Khilawat, British Residency, James Da Costa Mansion, Baradari Chandhulal, Deori Iqbaluddawlah, Deori Asman jah, Baradari Khurshid Jah, Diwan Deori, Deori Shamraj Bahadu, Deori Kishan Pershad, Malwala Palace, Manjli Begum ki Haveli, Sardar Mahal, Purani Haveli, Abd al-Majid Khan Mansion, Sulaymani Bohras Mansion, Deori Fida Husain Khan, Deori Shah Yar al-Mulk, Gyan Bagh Palace, Deori Bansilal, Bait al-Ghaws, Jahan Numa, Falak Numa Palace, Asman Garh Palace, Paigah Palace, Vilayat Manzil, Viqar Manzil, Aiwan-i Begumpet Palace, Bashir Bagh Palace, Rahat Manzil, Raushan Manzil, Saifabad Palace, Hill Fort Palace, Shapurwadi Mansion, Faridunji's Mansion, Peston ji ki Kothi, Deori Imad Jang, Asad Bagh aka Nizam College, Asad Bagh aka Madarsa-i Aliyah, Zulqadr Jang Mansion aka Madarsa-i Aliya, Muqarrab Jang Mansion aka Directorate of Industries, Kashana-i Ishrat, Sayyid Abd al-Rahim's Mansion aka Ravi Bar, King Kothi, Gough Bungalow, Panj Mahalla, Parwarish Bagh, Reddy Hostel, Golden Threshold, Adil Alan Mansion, Uma Bagh, Ali Manzil, Bait al-Ashraf, Khusro Manzil, Mumtaz Mnasion aka Asman Mahal, Gulistan aka Liaqat Manzil, Nafis Manzil, Bella Vista, Deori Mahdi Nawaz Jung, Iram Manzil, Shah Manzil, Ali Yawar Jang Mansion, Alhambra, Koh-i Noor Mansion, Sayyid Naqi Bilgrami Mansion, Hyder Ali Khan's Bungalow, Wanaparti Mahal, Wanaparti Mansion, Green Lands Guest House, Dilkusha Guest House, Dosabhoy Nusserwanji Chenoy Mansion, D Laxmaiah's Residence, Dr Pentaiah's Residence, Ibrahim Mansion, Mohanlal Malani Mansion, Shyam Rao Chungi Mansion, Prem Chand Mansion, Astad Chinoy Villa, Parsi Function Hall, Sarurnagar Palace, Mahbub Mansion, Amin Manzil, Aziz Bagh, Baqir Bagh, Qamar Manzil, Raza Ali Mansion, Yusuf Tekri, Central Coop Training College, Humayun Nagar Mansion, Taj Mahal Hotel, La Palais Royale, Ibrahim Manzil, Office of Commissioner of Land Administration
13) Educational buildings - St George's Grammar School, Aaliya High School, Mahbubiya School for Girls, Nizamiya Observatory, City College, Public School, State Central Library, Osmania University Art's College, Idarah-i Adabiyat-i Urdu, Birla Planetarium
14) State buildings - Shamshir Kotha, Khazana Building, Gun Foundry, Secunderabad Arsenal, Secunderabad Cantonment, Bengal Bank, State Bank of Hyderabad, Mahbubiya Town Hall (Legislative Assembly), Jubilee Hall and Pavilion, State Archaeological Museum, Salar Jang Museum, Mini Bal Bhavan, College of Nursing, The Nizam's Post Office, Old MCH Office, Hyderabad Railway Station, High Court, Begumpet Airport
15) Commercial buildings - Karwan-i Sahuan, Aliabad Saray, Akkanna Saray, Lad Bazar, Mandi Mir Alam, Pathargatti Bazar, Abid, I. Prakash Building, Laxmi Paper Mart, Muazzam Jahi Market, Raja Bhagwandas Building, Hifazat Husain Store, Nanubhai G Shah's Building, Alladdin Building, Monty's Hotel, Percy's Hotel, Secunderabad Club, Nizam Club, Lady Hydari Club
16) Sports - Fateh Maidan, Hyderabad Race Club
17) Hospitals - Darul Shifa, Victoria Maternity Hospital, Osmania General hospital, Unani Hospital
Mnay of those listed do not exist anymore and some are rather difficult to find but I would now like to check out all the stuff I can, at least the major ones. Thanks Omar Khalidi for the effort.
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