Английская Википедия:City Wall of Hyderabad
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The City Wall of Hyderabad was a city wall surrounding Hyderabad, although the city has expanded significantly beyond the wall.Шаблон:Sfn The wall used to enclose the area of present Old City of Hyderabad. The wall was around Шаблон:Convert long and covered an area of Шаблон:Frac miles. made of large granite blocks which were abundantly available around the city.
Due to encroachment and neglect on part of the authorities, almost all of the wall has been destroyed, although portions still survive at Aliabad. Two of the original thirteen gateways still stand.[2]
Construction
The construction of the wall was started by Abul Hasan Qutb Shah, the last Sultan of the Qutb Shahi dynasty. The construction continued under Mubariz Khan, the Mughal governor of the Deccan. The construction was completed by the first Nizam.[4][5]
The wall was approximately Шаблон:Height high and Шаблон:Height wide at various parts. Historians say that the wall varied in thickness, as it crossed various locations. Some places were wide enough for sentries, while other places could even accommodate horses. At strategic points, where there could be threats, there was an opening for canons to be mounted.
The wall initially had 13 gates, known as Darwazas. In addition to the large gates, at certain points the walls also had smaller entrances known as khidkis or wicket gates, through which one could enter the city.[6] The thirteen gates were:Шаблон:Sfn
- Purana Pul Darwaza (surviving) at Purana Pul.
- Dabeerpura Darwaza (surviving) at Dabirpura.
- Chaderghat Darwaza at Chaderghat.
- Yakutpura Darwaza at Yakutpura.
- Aliabad Darwaza at Aliabad.
- Champa Darwaza
- Lal Darwaza
- Gowlipura Darwaza
- Fateh Darwaza
- Doodhbowli Darwaza
- Dilli Darwaza
- Mir Jumla Darwaza
- Afzal Darwaza, the last of the gates built in 1861 by Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V.[1]
Remains
Much of the wall was destroyed during the Great Musi Flood of 1908, and later demolished by the government after independence in the 1950s and 1960s.[7]
Today, only two gates still stand — the Purana Pul Darwaza and the Dabeerpura Darwaza,[8][9] and nothing except a few portions remains of the wall.[7][10]
Gallery
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Map of Hyderabad, 1911 showing a rough outline of the wall and some gates
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