Golconda Fort

Recently, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) said a structure recently found near the historic Golconda Fort in Hyderabad is not a tunnel, as had been reported, but a small rectangular chamber made of granite stone.

  • Golconda Fort is a historic fort located towards the western outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana.
  • The name originates from the Telugu words “Golla Konda” meaning “Shepherd’s Hill”.
  • It was erected in 1143 under the Kakatiya Dynasty.
  • It is a grand structure built on a granite hill of altitude 400 feet with a circumference of 7 km, displaying the beautiful fusion of Hindu-Islamic ....
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