Osmania University, Hyderabad

Name: Osmania University
Address: Hyderabad, India

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Osmania University is a collegiate public state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The university was founded by and named after Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad in 1918. It is the third oldest university in southern India, and the first to be established in the erstwhile Kingdom of Hyderabad. It was the first Indian university to have Urdu as a medium of instruction — but with English as a compulsory subject. As of 2012, the university hosts 3,700 international students from more than 80 nations. ()

Local name: उस्मानिया विश्वविद्यालय Established: 1918 (106 years ago)Coordinates: 17°24'39"N, 78°31'44"E

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Osmania University – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tarnaka, Warsiguda, Adikmet, Sitaphalmandi.

1.4 miNE
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Tarnaka, Hyderabad
35 min walk • Tarnaka is a major residential and industrial locality in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Tarnaka literally translates as "wired checkpost". In the local language Tar means wire/cable and naka means check post. Tarnaka used to have a vineyard during the Nizams period.
1.3 miNW
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Warsiguda, Hyderabad
33 min walk • Warasiguda is one of the neighborhoods in Secunderabad, India. It is named by Waris nawab.
1 miW
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Adikmet, Hyderabad
27 min walk • Adikmet is an urban locality in Hyderabad, India. Mainly a residential area, it is very close to Osmania University's campus. The neighbourhood has a hanuman temple and is located near the road from Nallakunta to Tarnaka.
1.2 miNW
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Sitaphalmandi, Hyderabad
31 min walk • Sitaphal Mandi is one of the old suburbs of Secunderabad City in the state of Telangana, India. It is located close to Secunderabad Railway Station and is surrounded by Osmania University in the east, Warasiguda in the south, Secunderabad in the west and Tarnaka in the north. Sitaphalmandi is located about 1.5 km from Secunderabad.
1.5 miNW
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Padmarao Nagar, Hyderabad
38 min walk • Padma Rao Nagar, sometimes also called PR Nagar, is a locality in Secunderabad, India, named after Diwan Bahadur Padma Rao Mudaliar. It was the early communities like Mudaliars who started developing the Secunderabad Cantonment commercially.
1 miNE
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Habsiguda, Hyderabad
26 min walk • Habsiguda is a neighbourhood in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is located at the eastern end of the city between Tarnaka and Uppal. It forms Ward No. 7 of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.
1.4 miNW
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Namalagundu, Hyderabad
36 min walk • Namalagundu is a residential suburb of Secunderabad, India. The area is located at about 1.5 km from the Secunderabad Station. The neighbourhood surroundings of Namalagundu include Chilkalguda, Sitaphalmandi, Warasiguda and Mylargadda.
1.2 miNW
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Chilkalguda, Hyderabad
31 min walk • Chilakalguda is a residential neighbourhood of Secunderabad, India. It is predominantly a middle-class neighbourhood with rich of culture, and is located half kilometer away from the Secunderabad Railway Station.
1.5 miNW
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Mylargadda, Hyderabad
38 min walk • Mylargadda is a residential suburb of Secunderabad, India. It is predominantly a middle-class neighbourhood and is half kilometer away from the Secunderabad Station.

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How to get to Osmania University by public transport?

The nearest stations to Osmania University:

Train

Jamai Osmania (19 min walk)
Arts College (20 min walk)

Metro

Habsiguda • Lines: 3 (26 min walk)
Tarnaka • Lines: 3 (30 min walk)