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Warangal - వరంగల్


Warangal, once the capital of the Kakatiya Kingdom, is the fifth largest city of Andhra Pradesh. Warangal's History, with beautiful lakes, fine temples, rich fauna & flora have contributed to its importance as a Tourist Centre. The ancient name of Warangal was known to be Oruguallu or Omtikonda on account of huge boulder like hillock situated near the swayambhu Siva Temple and is also called "Ekasilanagaram". In course of time, it was called as "Orugallu", and finally known as Warangal.

Type WLS, Forest, Lake, Fort, Temple, Tourist Destination Region Type   Altitude 302 m
District Warangal State Andhra Pradesh Region South
Area   Population as per 2001 census 13 lakhs Languages  
Temperature & Rainfall Summe 39.6 to 23.2 deg C
Winter 30 to 13.5 deg C
82.5 cm.(June to September)
Best Seasons September to February Clothing  
Nearby Stations WARANGAL WL Nearby Airports Hyderabad Airport (HYD) Nearby Places Karimnagar
STD Code 08712 Pincode 506002 Other Names  
Other Langauge Names Hindi: वारंगल
Telugu: వరంగల్
 
Co-ordinates 18.000121, 79.588223
Wikipedia Links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warangal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warangal_district