Hyderabad ????????? ???????? Hindustani pronunciation: is the and the most populous city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Hyderabad is one of the largest metropolitan cities of India, covering an area of 621.48 km2. It is the and the sixth-most populous urban agglomeration in the country. Often known with the sobriquet The City of Pearls and referred to as the Heart of the Indian Peninsula by the Time Magazine US, the city was ranked nineteenth in the world by The New York Times in The list of 41 Places to Go in 2011. Hyderabad was founded byMuhammad Quli Qutb Shah in 1591 AD on the banks of river Musi. The twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad come under the ambit of a single municipal unit The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. According to a survey by the Business Today, Hyderabad ranked as fourth best city to live in India. The city houses Microsoft's biggest R&D facility outside the USA.
In addition to the IT industry, various biopharmaceutical firms have their operations in Hyderabad owing to its established Public sector inLife Science Research and Genome Valley. In 2008, the city's prime residential realestate reach the highest growth percentage in India.The city is home to the Telugu Film Industry, known popularly as Tollywood. Located at the crossroads of North and South India, Hyderabad has developed a unique culture that is reflected in its language and architecture