Hyderabad-Andhra Pradesh-India

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Hyderabad is a city in southern India which is known for its culture, traditions, history and architectural monuments. The city is 536 metres above sea level on the southern bank of the river Musi. There is another city called Secunderabad connected to Hyderabad and they are called the "Twin Cities". Hyderabad has many places of tourist interest like the Charminar - a historicaland architectural marvel, the Salar Jung Museum and Salar Jung III, contains 35,000exhibits from all over the world. Visit the archaeological museum, the Golconda Fort and Nehru Zoological Park.

Hyderabad is known as the city of pearls and pearl ornaments. The pearl market is situated near Charminar. Products such as silverware, saris, Nirmal and Kalamkari paintings and artefacts, unique Bidri handcrafted items, lacquer bangles studded with stones, silk-ware, cotton-ware and handloom based clothing materials are made and traded through the city for centuries.

Hyderabad city is today known for its IT and IT Enabled Services, Pharmaceuticals and Entertainment industries. Many call centers, Business Process Outsourcing(BPO) firms, dealing with IT and other technological services were set up in the 1990s making it one of the major regions for call center setups in India. Ramoji Film City, one of the largest film studios in the world is located on the outskirts of the city.

Hyderabad is known for its academic institutes and research labs, both public and private institutes with very diverse areas of interest from Developmental Banking at the Institute for Development in Research and Banking Technology, to eye care with state-of-the art medical facilities at the L. V. Prasad Eye Institute. The infrastructural facilities for basic research in Hyderabad are among the best in the country, hosting a large academic population from all over the country and beyond.

Hyderabad has been selected as the location for India's first Fab City, a silicon chip manufacturing facility, being setup with an investment of $3 billion by the AMD-SemIndia consortium.
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