Hussain Sagar
A lake dug in 1563 that now sits between Hyderabad and Secunderabad, with a Buddha on a rock in the middle.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 17.4222, 78.4739
Get the Hussain Sagar stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Hussain Sagar. 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 Hussain Sagar
NTR Gardens 1.4 km
Thirty six acres beside Hussain Sagar around the memorial to N T Rama Rao, with a toy train and a view of the Buddha on the lake.
Birla Mandir 1.9 km
White Rajasthani marble on a granite hill, finished in 1976, looking down over Hussain Sagar.
Bansilalpet Stepwell 2.2 km
A seventeenth century stepwell in Hyderabad, brought back into use by a restoration in 2022.
Spanish Mosque 2.4 km
A mosque in Moorish style with spires instead of domes, built by a Paigah noble who had been to Cordoba.
Bashirbagh Palace 2.5 km
What is left of a Paigah palace in Hyderabad, mostly demolished in the 1950s.
St Joseph's Cathedral, Hyderabad 3.3 km
Gothic revival of 1870 with two spires, and bells cast in Italy.
Moazzam Jahi Market 4.2 km
A granite market of 1935 in Hyderabad, built as a fish and fruit market and famous for its ice cream.
Salar Jung Museum 5.7 km
One man's collection of forty three thousand objects, and one of the largest one person collections anywhere.
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Questions
Where is Hussain Sagar?
Hussain Sagar is in Hyderabad, Telangana. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are NTR Gardens (1.4 km), Birla Mandir (1.9 km), Bansilalpet Stepwell (2.2 km).
How do I get the Hussain Sagar stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Hussain Sagar 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 Hussain Sagar 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.
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