Azampura
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Azampura is one of the old suburbs in Hyderabad, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 and is close to Dabirpura
Dabirpura
Dabeepura is one of the suburbs in the Old City area of Hyderabad, India. It is surrounded by Yakutpura, Chanchalguda, Purani Haveli, Noorkhan Bazar and Azampura.Dabeerpura has one of the original thirteen gateways called darwaza....

. Other nearby areas include Saidabad
Saidabad
Saidabad is a major residential and commercial hub located in Hyderabad, India. It is part of the old city and is located on its fringe. The suburb is inhabited by Hindus as well as Muslims....

, Chaderghat
Chaderghat
Chaderghat is a suburb located on the banks of Musi river in Hyderabad. Chaderghat bridge was built during the time of the Nizams and connects major suburbs to the main city.-History:Chaderghat was first declared a Municipality in 1886...

, Malakpet
Malakpet
Malakpet is one of the old suburbs of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. This suburb known by two parts, Old Malakpet and New Malakpet. The Palmetum was established here in 2002 by Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation....

 and Chanchalguda
Chanchalguda
Chanchalguda is one of the old suburbs in Hyderabad, India. It is part of the old city of Hyderabad and is close to Saidabad.There is a big jail called as Chanchalguda Central Jail which was set up during the time of the Nizams....

. There were 27,500 residents in Azampura as of 2003. Like many other Old City
Old City
-Neighborhoods :*Old City , Azerbaijan*Old City *Old City *Old City , Pakistan*Old City Multan, Pakistan*Old City , Tennessee, United States*Old City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States...

 suburbs it has a majority Muslim population.

Commercial area

Azampura's commercial area is concentrated around Masjid-e-Sahifa. There are many fruit stalls and restaurants which offer Hyderabad's famous non-vegetarian cuisine like biryani
Biryani
Biryani, biriani, or beriani is a set of rice-based foods made with spices, rice and meat, fish, eggs or vegetables. The name is derived from the Persian word beryā which means "fried" or "roasted"....

, nihari
Nihari
Nihari is a popular meat dish of Pakistanis of South Asia. Its roots lie in the Nawab kitchens having achieved fame via the storied royal kitchens of Lucknow in present-day Uttar Pradesh, long the seat of the Nawab of Avadh and is also relished in India by Muslims and non-Muslim foodies...

 and kebabs.
The famous hotels Are Kababish , Firdous Hotel, Savera Hotel And Niagara Hotel.

Public transport

Azampura is extremely well connected to many suburbs around Hyderabad by buses run by APSRTC, from the Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station
Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station
Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station [MGBS] earlier known as Imlibun . Imlibun is a bus station in the southern part of Hyderabad, India. It is unofficially known as the Imlibun bus station. This bus terminus is situated at Imlibun island on the Musi river and is owned by Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport...

 nearby. It also has a railway station with services running between Secunderabad
Secunderabad
Secunderabad popularly known as the twin city of Hyderabad is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh north of Hyderabad. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was founded in 1806 AD as a British cantonment...

 and Falaknuma.

Landmarks

Masjid-E-Sahifa is an important mosque In Azampura

Old Post Sahifa is now defunct but a major regional Post Office during the 1980s and 1990s.
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