Hyderabad is an historic city noted for its many monuments, temples, churches, masjids, and bazaar

Bazaar

A bazaar , Cypriot Greek: pantopoula) is a permanent merchandising area, marketplace, or street of shops where goods and services are exchanged or sold. The term is sometimes also used to refer to the "network of merchants, bankers and craftsmen" who work that area...

s. A multitude of influences has shaped the character of the city in the last 400 years.

The city is forming its role and outlook as part of the booming service industry revolution, and is trying to preserve and popularize its history.
The area around Hyderabad was ruled by the Mauryan Empire in the third century B.C during the reign of Ashoka the Great.