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- The restored Qutb Shahi tombs complex in Hyderabad would be open to tourists and it will help make a strong case for Unesco World Heritage City.
About Qutb Shahi Tombs
- Built by the Qutub Shahis, these tombs are considered to be among the oldest historical monuments of Hyderabad.
- Located in the Ibrahim Bagh (garden precinct), close to the famous Golconda Fort. They are located one kilometer north of Golconda Fort’s called Banjara Darwaza.
- They contain the tombs and mosques built by the various kings of the Qutub Shahi dynasty.
Qutub Shahi Dynasty
- Qu?b Sh?h? dynasty, (1518–1687), rulers of the kingdom of Golconda in the southeastern Deccan of India, one of the five successor states of the Bahman? kingdom. The founder was Qul? Qu?b Shah.
Source: PIB
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