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Aliabad is one of the old suburbs in Hyderabad, India.[1] It is part of the old city of Hyderabad. It is very close to the historic Charminar.
Aliabad is situated about 2.5 km from Charminar towards Falaknuma palace. Aliabad Darwaza (door) is one of the 8 entrances to the erstwhile Hyderabad. Aliabad is home for many public figures like Baddam Bal Reddy (BJP), Mulle Baliah (Congress, ex-chairman HUDA), Kankar Laxma Reddy (Entrepreneur and Congress Leader), Rebba Anjiah Jansangh member), Borra Madhav Reddy (public prosecutor), V Suryaprakash Reddy alias Pedda Reddanna (educationist) and Aekka Yadagiri Rao (renowned sculptor). Many civil contractors in MCH (current GHMC) ),Dr Syed Ghulam Dastagir Social worker and (M.I.M member) lived in Aliabad. Most Aliabad children attended the only English medium missionary school St. Mark's Boys Town High School. The school is located in a 40 acres (160,000 m2) sprawling and scenic campus and provided education to scores to students living in Aliabad. Aliabad has produced many successful students, who by their hardwork achieved higher goals in life as engineers, doctors and successful businessmen. Dr. S.S Jaya Kumar, Kankar Ravinder Reddy (Deccan Granites), Devender Reddy (Vasudeva Realtors), Venkat Aekka (NRI), Jagjivan Reddy (BJP), G. Vinod Reddy (Congress) are some of the exemplifying examples.
Quite a few of the Aliabad folks of 1980's migrated to new city because of communal riots. Public transport
Aliabad is connected by buses run by APSRTC, since a Bus Depot is close by, it is well connected. Buses that run are 65.
The closest MMTS train station is at Uppuguda which is only a kilometer away. |