Secunderabad

Secunderabad

Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh/India Husain Shah Pura A twin city with Hyderabad, Secunderabad (Sikandarabad) was founded and named by the British early in the 19th century after the Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Akhbar 'Ali Khan Sikander Djāh.

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Secunderabad

Secunderabad , city (1991 pop. 171,148), Andhra Pradesh state, S central India. A part of Hyderabad, Secunderabad is a railway junction and a center of wholesale and retail trade.

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