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 Area:
16,128 sq.km
Temperature Range:
Summer: Max 46°C and Min 30°C. (125F - 81.56F Approx.)
Winter: Max 31°C and Min 15°C (84.26F - 40.78F Approx.)
Rainfall: Seasonal, 1045 mm
The Adilabad district is bounded by Maharastra State in the East, West
and North directions, Karimnagar and Nizamabad districts in the South
direction.
Rivers:Godavari, Penganga, Pranahita and Kadem,
Major Places:
Adilabad, Nirmal, Bellampalli, Mandamarri, Sirpur, Mancheryal,
Lakshettipeta.
Tourist Places:
Pranahita, kawal and Sivaram Wildlife Sanctuary, Kadam Dam, Pochera and
Kuntala waterfalls.
Pilgrimage Centers:
Basar, Utnoor and Keshlapur Temples.
Handicrafts:
Nirmal Paintings and Toys and Bell Metal Craft
This district was earlier called as Ethlabad. This place was under the
rule of the kakatiya Velma and Qutubshahi and Asaf Jahin Kings. This
district was formed in the year 1905.
The District is occupied with 50% of Forest area, and Hosts Three wild
life sanctuaries. 1.Pranahita is famous for Tigers, Jaguars, Deer and
different Birds, 2.Shivaram is famous for Crocodiles, Monkeys, Foxes and
Spotted deer, 3.Kawal is famous for Tigers, Jaguars, Deer's and
Panthers. The mineral Wealth found in this district is Coal, Hematite.
The Bamboo's from the forest feeds the Sirpur paper mill at Sirpur
Khaghaz Nagar, which was established in 1938
World Famous Nirmal Paintings and Toys, and Bell Metal Craft are the
handicrafts of this District. The temple of Goddess Saraswathi, the one
and only temple of this deity in South India, located at Basar is a
famous pilgrim place. The water sources to this district are Kadem
Project at Lakkipet, Vattivagu Project on Vattivagu, Satnalavagu project
on Rallavagu and Chelamalavagu project on Chelamalavagu at Ekkapally
village. Pochampadu Reservoir on river Godavari caters the water supply
to the farm fields.
Centuries ago, Andhra
Pradesh was a major Buddhist centre and part of Emperor
Ashoka's sprawling kingdom. Not surprisingly, traces of early
Buddhist influence are still visible in several places in and around the
state. After the death of Emperor Ashoka, several dynasties from the
Ikshvakus, Pallavas, Chalukyas, Kakatiyas,
Vijayanagaram kings, Qutb Shahis, Mughals and the
Asaf Jahi's, ruled this princely city.
The history of Andhra Pradesh dates
back to the epic era of the Ramayana and the Mahabharatha. But the
documented history points to 236 BC, when Satavahana
established a kingdom and a dynasty around the modern Hyderabad.
During the reign of 450 years, Buddhism flourished in the kingdom. The
rulers were followers of Brahmanism, but the women folk practiced
Buddism. It was during this period that Buddhism spread from these
shores to China, The far East and to Sri Lanka. The Ikshvakus
succeeded the Satavahanas and ruled the kingdom for 57 years. The
Pallavas annexed the area South of River Krishna and ruled till the end
of 6th century.
Then came the dynasties of Chalukyas and the Kakatiyas.
The Kakatiyas established themselves as rulers of a Telugu speaking
people. The glorious reign of the Kakatiyas came to end in the 14th
century and for the first time Telugus came under a Muslim regime
that brought with it a totally different set of customs, language and
religion.
The Delhi Sultanate came in power in 1347 AD, governed by Allahuddin
Hasan, claiming lineage to Bahman Shah of Persia, revolted against
the Delhi Sultanate and declared himself ruler of the southern part of
the territory, comprising mainly the Deccan and Telangana area.
It was somewhere around this time that the Qutub Shahi dynasty
came into being when Sultan Quli, the Bahmani governor of
Telangana, became independent and extend the new kingdom of Golconda
right upto Machlipatnam on the east coast. Given the title of
Quli-ul-Mulk by the Bahmanis, Qutub Shah, a descendant of a royal family
of Hamdan in Persia, took over the reins and ruled till 1548.
Aurangazeb last Mogul king to rule India, conquered the Deccan
in 1687 and left his governors, the Nizams, to rule Andhra.
The British and French took over from the Nizams. Andhra became a
part of Indian Union in 1947. The present state was formed in 1953,
merging a part of the then Madras State (present Tamil Naidu) and the
princely state of Hyderabad.
The various dynasties that
ruled the State of Andhra Pradesh, from the Ikshvakus, Pallavas,
Chalukyas, Kakatiyas, Vijayanagaram kings, Qutb Shahis, Mughals, to the
Asaf Jahis, all have contributed significantly to the State's rich
cultural tapestry and have left behind a heritage studded with
spectacular monuments, temples, mosques, palaces all vibrant with arts,
crafts, dance and literature.
The state has a rich cultural heritage. The great composers of carnatic
music Annamacharya, Tyagaraja and many others chose Telugu as their
language of composition, thus enriching the language. Kuchipudi is the
state's classical dance form.Andhrites have been movie buffs decades.
The state produces about 200 top notch movies per year.
Andhra Pradesh has several museums, including the Salar Jung Museum,
which features a varied collection of sculptures, paintings, and
religious artifacts, and the Archaeological Museum, which features
Buddhist and Hindu sculptures and other antiques; both museums are
located in Hyderabad
The State is rich in natural resources, cultural heritage, history and
most of all, an opportunity to explore them, created by combining the
old princely state of Hyderabad with the Telugu speaking portions of the
former state of Chennai, Andhra Pradesh to this day retains much of its
regal glory and mystic charm.
Telugu, the official language of Andhra Pradesh, is described by C.P.
Brown as the " Italian of the East ". It has been influenced by
Sanskrit. The prominent poets of Telugu include Nannaya, Tikkana, Sri
Krishna Devarayulu and a host of others.
The dance styles in the State are based on the standard treatises, viz.
Abhinaya Darpana and Bharatarnava of Nandikeshwara, which is sub-divided
into Nattuva Mala and Natya Mala.
Kuchipudi, a blend of music and abhinaya, is Andhra Pradesh‘s unique
contribution to dance it have flowered from a village called Kuchelapuri
or Kuchelapuram in Krishna district. From its birth around 300 B. C., it
has remained a continuous and living tradition of this region, performed
by men of the Brahmin community.
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