Hyderabad (haɪdərəbɑːd/; Telugu: హైదరాబాద్ Urdu: حیدرآباد is the capital of the state Andhra Pradesh, India. It also goes by its sobriquet City of Pearls. As of 2010 it is the fifth most populous city, fifth-most populous urban agglomeration and the second biggest urban agglomerate in India. In the year 2011, The New York Times has featured Hyderabad in its list of 41 must-see places of the world, it is the only city of India which made to The New York Times list of 2011. Hyderabad was founded by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah in 1591 on the banks of Musi. Today the city covers an area of approximately 650 km². The twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad come under the ambit of a single municipal unit, The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.

In addition to the IT industry, various biotechnology and pharmaceutics companies have set up their operations in Hyderabad owing to its established Public sector in Life Science Research and Genome Valley. The city houses the most expensive residential real estate in Andhra Pradesh in Banjara Hills and Jubilee Hills. The city is home to the Telugu Film Industry, which is among the largest in India, known popularly as Tollywood, and deccanwood film industry. Residents of Hyderabad are generally called Hyderabadis. Located at the crossroads of North and South India, Hyderabad has developed a unique culture that is reflected in its language and architecture

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