Away from its lush green coastal deltas much of Andhra Pradesh is rock, bare and dry. The thin red soils developed on the ancient rocks of the peninsula support an often meagre agricultural subsistence, but Andhra's capital, Hyderabad, has become one of India's dynamic 'electronic cities'. Once the centre of the largest Muslim ruled princely state in India, Hyderabad and its nearby fort of Golconda are rich in history, but rural Andhra has its own share of important sites, including the ancient Buddhist centres of Nagarjunakonda and Amaravati, and one of India's most important modern pilgrimage centres, Tirumalai.

Andhra Pradesh is blesses with beautiful countryside watered by thirty-four rivers which include the Krishna and Godavari, and the State commands a coastline of nearly 1000 kms.

LANGUAGE
Telugu, Urdu

AREA
275,000 Sq. Km

POPULATION
75.7 mn

CLIMATE

Max soar to	40ºC and drop to 15ºC in January
Rainfall	most Jun-Sep

BEST TIME
November to February

CAPITAL
HYDERABAD