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Tehsil Kurnool, District Kurnool (Kurnool), Andhra Pradesh, Bharat
First Kurnool is District Head quarters (Dt code-13) in Andhra Pradesh state. There are
54 mandals in this district & Kurnoll itseldf is one of the mandal.
There r 25 villages in Kurnool mandal (mdl code-7) of Kurnool Dt, AP & the villages are:
1 Sunkesula, 2 Remata, 3 R.kanthalapadu, 4 Edurur, 5 Ulchala, 6 Basavapuram, 7 G.singavaram, 8 Nidzur, 9 Munagalapadu, 10 Mamidalapadu, 11 Panchalingala, 12 Roja, 13 Kurnool, 14 E.thandrapadu, 15 Gondiparla, 16 Devamada, 17 Pudur, 18 Gargeyapuram, 19 Diguvapadu, 20 Noothanapalle, 21 Pasupula, 22 Joharapuram, 23 Dinnedevarapadu, 24 B.thandrapadu, 25 Rudravaram.
Kurnool is a city in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh state in southern India. It is the administrative seat of the district. Kurnool is the gateway to Rayalaseema and the largest city in the area, with a population around 669,000. From 1 October 1953 to 31 October 1956, Kurnool was the capital of Andhra Pradesh State. It has many educational institutions and is also a major hub for banking and insurance companies.Villages have existed at this site for more than 2,000 years.
The Chinese traveller Xuanzang, on his way to Kanchi, came through Kurnool.
Aurangazeb, the last Mogul King to rule India, conquered the Deccan in 1687 and left his governors, the Nizams, to rule the Andhra centres of Hyderabad and Kurnool. Both the Nizam of Hyderabad and Nawab of Kurnool declared independence and became sole rulers of their territories. Nawab Alaf Khan Bahadur was the first ruler of Kurnool and his descendants ruled it for over 200 years. In the early 18th century, the Nawabs merged with the sultan of Mysore and fought the British Empire.There is a bastian named Konda Reddy Buruju, constructed as a strategic watch tower by the rulers of the Vijayanagara Empire.
There is an underground passage (tunnel) from this buruju to Gadwal which is 52 k.ms away. The speciality of this tunnel is it crosses under the river Tungabhadra. Stories tell that the ruler of Gadwal Kingdom utilised this tunnel to escape from the Muslim conquerors in 17 th century. The Govt of A.P. closed the tunnel somewhere around 1950's.
First Kurnool is District Head quarters (Dt code-13) in Andhra Pradesh state. There are
54 mandals in this district & Kurnoll itseldf is one of the mandal.
There r 25 villages in Kurnool mandal (mdl code-7) of Kurnool Dt, AP & the villages are:
1 Sunkesula, 2 Remata, 3 R.kanthalapadu, 4 Edurur, 5 Ulchala, 6 Basavapuram, 7 G.singavaram, 8 Nidzur, 9 Munagalapadu, 10 Mamidalapadu, 11 Panchalingala, 12 Roja, 13 Kurnool, 14 E.thandrapadu, 15 Gondiparla, 16 Devamada, 17 Pudur, 18 Gargeyapuram, 19 Diguvapadu, 20 Noothanapalle, 21 Pasupula, 22 Joharapuram, 23 Dinnedevarapadu, 24 B.thandrapadu, 25 Rudravaram.
Kurnool is a city in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh state in southern India. It is the administrative seat of the district. Kurnool is the gateway to Rayalaseema and the largest city in the area, with a population around 669,000. From 1 October 1953 to 31 October 1956, Kurnool was the capital of Andhra Pradesh State. It has many educational institutions and is also a major hub for banking and insurance companies.Villages have existed at this site for more than 2,000 years.
The Chinese traveller Xuanzang, on his way to Kanchi, came through Kurnool.
Aurangazeb, the last Mogul King to rule India, conquered the Deccan in 1687 and left his governors, the Nizams, to rule the Andhra centres of Hyderabad and Kurnool. Both the Nizam of Hyderabad and Nawab of Kurnool declared independence and became sole rulers of their territories. Nawab Alaf Khan Bahadur was the first ruler of Kurnool and his descendants ruled it for over 200 years. In the early 18th century, the Nawabs merged with the sultan of Mysore and fought the British Empire.There is a bastian named Konda Reddy Buruju, constructed as a strategic watch tower by the rulers of the Vijayanagara Empire.
There is an underground passage (tunnel) from this buruju to Gadwal which is 52 k.ms away. The speciality of this tunnel is it crosses under the river Tungabhadra. Stories tell that the ruler of Gadwal Kingdom utilised this tunnel to escape from the Muslim conquerors in 17 th century. The Govt of A.P. closed the tunnel somewhere around 1950's.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurnool
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Coordinates: 15°47'30"N 78°2'18"E
- RAAGA MAYURI GREENLANDS, KURNOOL 4.1 km
- Jagannathagattu Kurnool Housing for All 5.7 km
- lakshmipuram village 5.8 km
- Thadakanapally 8.3 km
- Amadaguntla (added by R Kanapuram) 13 km
- bhairavapuram reservoir 13 km
- ulindakonda lake 18 km
- Ulindakonda Hills 18 km
- AMADAGUNTLA VILLAGE, KODUMUR MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT 21 km
- laddagiri villege 24 km
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