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Hyderabad is the capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh. With more than 6.1 million people (61lakh), it is India's 5th largest metropolis and the 40th largest metropolitan area in the world. Hyderabad has a twin city named Secunderabad which was formed when the British residency of the erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad had set up a military base near Hyderabad.
Hyderabad is known for its rich history, culture and architecture representing its unique characteristic of a meeting point for North and South India, and its multi-lingual culture, both geographically and culturally. Hyderabad has always been a place where Hindus and Muslims have co-existed peacefully for centuries.
The dialect spoken in Hyderabad and the surrounding areas of Telangana is distinct from the dialect of coastal Andhra region. Hyderabad and the rest of Telangana have a unique culture of their own in comparison to the coastal and Rayalseema regions of Andhra Pradesh. The Telegu spoke here has assimilated lot of Urdu words into it. And the Urdu spoken here is also unique with some Marathi words and unique Hyderabad accent giving rise to a dialect sometimes called as Hyderabadi Hindi.
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