Hyderabad (Andrah Pradesh) - February 11th, 2007

This state of Andhra Pradesh is 95% Hindu, but here in the capital there is a big majority of Islam population and lots of beautiful mosques. This city was once the seat of the Vijayanagar empire. Today, the west side of this state together with Bangalore, are the seat of software empire in India.
Today I visited the old town with lots of muslim people and bazars. The Charminar is the main landmark. These four towers were built in 1591 to commemorate the end of a devastating epidemic.
The Mecca Masjid is next to the Charminar. One of the world's largest mosques, to fit 10,00 people inside. They used some bricks made with soil from Mecca, from this derives its name.