The pin in the map is the location of Hussain Sagar Lake. Please use the arrows to scroll in upto 8 possible directions. You can also zoom out using the buttons on top.
A country that can twist the saintly phrase "God Encompasseth Us" into a pub named "Goat And Compasses" is worthy of the envy of lesser folks. Hyderabadis make up for a lack of comparable linguistic wit with sheer obstinacy. Generations upon generations have stubbornly referred to the Hussain Sagar as "Tank Bund", which itself is a corruption of Tank "Bundh" (for "dam").
The erstwhile rulers of Hyderabad, with great foresight, created 3 sweeping lakes which are more or less in the city as it sprawls today. And in an inspired moment named them Hussain Sagar, Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar....