Charminar
Four minarets over the old city's crossroads, built to mark the end of a plague.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 17.3616, 78.4747
Get the Charminar stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Charminar. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Telangana volume with your photos and a note.
Near Charminar
Mecca Masjid 0.2 km
Bricks from Mecca in the central arch.
Laad Bazaar 0.2 km
Lac bangles sold along one street beside Charminar, the trade unchanged since the Qutb Shahi court bought here.
Chowmahalla Palace 0.5 km
The Nizam's seat, four palaces around a courtyard, holding a clock wound by hand every week since 1750.
Nizam Museum 1.0 km
The Purani Haveli at Hyderabad, with the world's longest wardrobe and a Rolls Royce.
Salar Jung Museum 1.2 km
One man's collection of forty three thousand objects, and one of the largest one person collections anywhere.
Moazzam Jahi Market 2.5 km
A granite market of 1935 in Hyderabad, built as a fish and fruit market and famous for its ice cream.
Nehru Zoological Park 2.9 km
Hyderabad's zoo, laid out beside the Mir Alam tank at Bahadurpura.
St Joseph's Cathedral, Hyderabad 3.5 km
Gothic revival of 1870 with two spires, and bells cast in Italy.
More national monuments in Telangana
Questions
Where is Charminar?
Charminar is in Hyderabad, Telangana. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mecca Masjid (0.2 km), Laad Bazaar (0.2 km), Chowmahalla Palace (0.5 km).
How do I get the Charminar stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Charminar and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Telangana volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Charminar before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Telangana volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.