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Kondapur Travel Information

Located 15 Kms from Sangareddy and 60 Kms from Medak the excavations at Kondapur have brought to light the remains of Satavahana dynasty and a few Buddhist structures. The Kondapur Museum is maintained by the Archeological Survey of India.

Kondapur is Mandal head quarters and is located 69 Kms from Hyderabad. The Kondapur Museum contains about 8,100 antiquities at present. It houses the coins of the Satavahana kings which led some scholars to come to the conclusion that Kondapur was one of the thirty walled towns of the Satavahanas.

Then there are the remains of Chaityas and Stupas indicating that Kondapur was once a great Buddhist center. Other things which were excavated and are on display include gold coin of the Roman Emperor Augustus (37 BC -14 AD), a few Silver coins, bead pieces of Terracota bangles, Shell, Ivory, Copper and Glass embossed with designs.

 

Places of Interest
» Medak Church	» Medak Fort	» Pocharam Forest &     Wildlife Sanctuary
» Manjeera Forest	» Koti Lingeshwara     Swamy Temple	» Sri Kasi        Vishweshwara Temple
» Lakshmi     Narasimha Swamy     Temple	» Edupailu	» Nandi Kandi
» Kondapur Museum