Andhra Pradesh Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
state in South India, India
About Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh has a rich cultural heritage and is known for its rich history, architecture and culture. Andhra Pradesh has a variety of tourist attractions including beaches, hills, wildlife, forests and temples. Like rest of the Southern India, the culture of Andhra Pradesh is essentially Dravidian, quite different from North India's Sanskrit Hindu culture. Andhra Pradesh was part of theBritishMadras presidency and then independent India's Madras State until 1953, when Andhra State was formed, with the capital beingKurnool. In 1956, the Telugu-speaking districts of the erstwhile Hyderabad State were merged to Andhra State to form Andhra Pradesh, with the capital beingHyderabad. In 2014, those districts were separated from AP to formTelangana. Hyderabad remained the capital of both AP and
Andhra Pradesh Travel Guide Sections
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