[127] The state is also emerging as destination for the automobile industry which already hosts companies including Ashok Leyland in Krishna district, Hero Motors in Chittoor district, Kia Motors in Anantapur district. There are many multi-state irrigation projects under development, including Godavari River Basin Irrigation Projects and Nagarjuna Sagar Dam. Hyderabad (/ ˈ h aɪ d ər ə b ɑː d / HY-dər-ə-baad, Telugu: [ɦaɪ̯daraːbaːd]) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the de jure capital of Andhra Pradesh. "Kondaveedu fort likely to get UNESCO heritage status", "Andhra Pradesh eyes Unesco tag for its heritage sites", "Move to get world heritage status for Sankaram", "The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014", "Supreme court refers Telangana petitions to constitution bench", "Cuddapah Basin | NDR – National Data Repository India", "The List of Wetlands of International Importance", "Lambasingi set to become tourist hotspot", "Andhra Pradesh (India): State, Major Agglomerations & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information", "Language – India, States and Union Territories", "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010)", "Census of India – Religious Composition", "Part-I State Administrative Divisions 2001–2011", "Guntur urban divided into east, East mandals", "Administrative and Geographical Profile", "The Hindu, on the election and Presidency", "CBN to be sworn as CM of Andhra on June 8th", "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008", "PepsiCo inaugurates new facility at Sri City", "Krishna Godavari Basin: Oil & Gas Resource", "ONGC hydrates discovery may be 4 times bigger than RIL's gas find", "Davos Visit will Boost Andhra Pradesh's Image, Says Naidu", "Interactive map showing the feasible locations of PHES projects in Andhra Pradesh state", "Elon Musk Should Build Pumped Hydro With Tesla Energy, The Boring Co., & Coal Miners", "Salient features of A.P.TransCo / A.P.GenCo / DisComs", "Andhra Pradesh has a very rich culture, heritage", "6,117 Kuchipudi dancers put A.P. Please select which sections you would like to print: Corrections? As per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, Hyderabad became the capital of the then newly formed state of Telangana, post bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. Telugu literature after Kandukuri Veeresalingam is termed as Adhunika Telugu Sahityam (Modern Telugu literature). "[94] The ancient Buddhist sites in the lower Krishna Valley, including Amaravati, Nagarjunakonda and Jaggayyapeta "can be traced to at least the third century BCE, if not earlier. According to the Aitareya Brahmana, the Andhras left North India from the banks of river Yamuna and migrated to South India. [d] Chittoor district has the most mandals with 66 and Vizianagaram has the least with 34.[105]. [183], Andhra Pradesh has one of the country's largest port at Visakhapatnam in terms of cargo handling. The Golconda Sultans fought for the fort in 1531, 1536 and 1579, and Sultan Quli Qutb Shah captured it in 1579, renaming it Murtuzanagar. Its other major cities include Warangal, Nizamabad, Khammam and Karimnagar Amaravati government complex which is intended to provide world-class facilities needed for the state government and its employees' accommodation is also part of the CRDA project. Mining is identified as one of the growth engines for the overall development of industry and infrastructure. Andhra Pradesh also has an array of flowering vegetation, including jasmine, rose, and a number of endemic species—particularly in the hilly region of the Eastern Ghats.