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A N D H R A P R A D E S H |
| Andhra Pradesh is above all
a cheerful mix of many things nice. It has one of the most important Hindu temples in the
world and yet Urdu is as widely spoken and appreciated as the more indigenous Telugu.
Hyderabadi cuisine is all Nizami: delicately flavoured and predominantly non-vegetarian,
while the rest of Andhra Pradesh relishes a variety of vegetarian dishes. The spice also
includes liberal doses of Buddhist heritage peppered across the state, like the ruined stupa
of Amaravathi.
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This large state is
becoming increasingly important to India in the techno savvy age of cyber optics and
virtual reality. Driven by a dynamic government, Andhra
Pradesh has taken strides towards development and is today much better off than it was 10
years ago. Not many tourists take the time to discover the treasures of Andhra Pradesh,
daunted by its size and the fact that the major attractions are spread across squares of
miles of tough terrain. But, if you chose carefully, Andhra Pradesh is as rewarding a
destination as its more popular neighbours, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.
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F A C
T B O X |
| Area |
2,75,045
sq km |
| Population |
75,727,541
(2001) |
| Capital City |
Hyderabad |
Language |
Telugu,
Urdu and English |
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