Durgam Cheruvu
The secret lake, and a cable stayed bridge over it.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 17.4289, 78.3878
Get the Durgam Cheruvu stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Durgam Cheruvu. 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 Durgam Cheruvu
KBR National Park 2.6 km
The Nizam's private grounds at Jubilee Hills, now a walled park in the middle of Hyderabad.
Qutb Shahi Tombs 3.9 km
Seven generations of a dynasty buried in one garden, each dome larger than the last until the money ran out.
Hayat Bakshi Mosque 3.9 km
A mosque at Hayathnagar built by the Qutb Shahi queen who ruled in all but name.
Kotla Vijayabhaskara Reddy Botanical Gardens 4.4 km
A botanical garden kept by the forest department in the middle of Hyderabad's tech district.
Golconda Fort 5.3 km
A hill fort with acoustics that carry a handclap at the gate to the summit, and where the Koh i Noor was once traded.
Toli Masjid 8.1 km
A mosque of 1671 built by the man who built the Charminar's architect's own work, with plaster niches.
Kulsum Begum Masjid 8.4 km
A Qutb Shahi mosque near Hussaini Alam, plain and early.
Birla Mandir 9.0 km
White Rajasthani marble on a granite hill, finished in 1976, looking down over Hussain Sagar.
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Questions
Where is Durgam Cheruvu?
Durgam Cheruvu is in Hyderabad, Telangana. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are KBR National Park (2.6 km), Qutb Shahi Tombs (3.9 km), Hayat Bakshi Mosque (3.9 km).
How do I get the Durgam Cheruvu stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Durgam Cheruvu 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 Durgam Cheruvu 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.
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