Kurnool district

Kurnool District is a district in the state of, , located in the west-central part of the state on the southern banks of the  and  rivers. The town of is currently the headquarters of the district. It had a population of 3,529,494 of which 23.16% were urban as of 2001.

Historical significance of Kurnool
In 12th century AD, the Odders, who carted stones for the construction of the temple, used the site on which the town now stands as a halting place before crossing the Tungabhadra, and greased their cart wheels with oil locally supplied by some of the oil merchants, and called the place 'Kandanavolu' which in course of time came to be known as Kurnool.

Of historical interest are the ruins of a royal fort dating back to the medieval kingdom of, which flourished from the 14th to the 16th century. Several and  inscriptions which throw light on various aspects of historical interests are found here.

In Kurnool there are 52 Dargahs (Shrines) located around the Thungabhadra and Hundari rivers. A very famous and lengthy K.C. Canal starts from  and end in  and is around 300 kilometers long. In Kurnool city there are a number of mosques.

kurnool has freedom fighters like vuyyalawada narsimha reddy, budda vengal reddy.

it is the only district given two cheif ministers to andhra pradesh 1. damodaram saneevaiah (1st dalit cheif minister of india and a.p), 2.kotla vijaya bhaskar reddy.

and the 10th indian prime minister p.v. narasimha rao was elected as member of parliament from nandyal constituency with over 6 lakh majority of world record.

Physiography
The Nallamalas and Erramalas are important mountain ranges in the district running in parallel from the North to South. The Erramalas   divide the  district into two well defined tracts from East to West. Between the Erramalas and Nallamalas lies the Eastern part of the district comprises, , , , , , , ,   , , ,  , , , , ,  and  Mandals. This tract is crossed by the crest of Krishna and Pennar, watershed at the North part of the Pagidyala mandal at about 1000 above the sea level. From this height the ground  slopes to the South along the  river Kundu until it  traverses into Pennar valley. Major    part of its tract is predominantly black cotton soils.

Transportation
The district is connected by highways and railways.

Prime attractions of Kurnool
Kurnool does not have much to offer to the tourists there are only few places, which are worth watching. The Kondareddy Buruz protected under the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act. The Tomb of Abdul Wahab on the bank of Hindri, Built in AD 1618. The remains of the palace of Gopal Raju, the last Hindu rulers of Kurnool. Few important temples are of 'Nagareswarasawami', 'Peta Anjaneyaswami', 'Venugoplaswami', 'Iswaraswami', 'Saibaba', and 'Birla Mandir' or 'Satyanarayaswami'.

Famous Temples in Kurnool district

 * - Raghavendra Swamy Temple.
 * - Narasimhaswamy Temple.
 * - Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple
 * -Lord Mahanandeeswara
 * -Lord Siva Temple
 * - Mahayogi Lakshmamma Avva Temple
 * - Under ground caves extendind to SriSailam.

Composition
Kurnool District comprises 3 Revenue Divisions, 54 Revenue Mandals, 53 Mandal Parishads, One Municipal Corporation, 3 Municipalities, 899 Gram Panchayats (Notified – 7, Non notified – 862 ), 920 Revenue Villages and 615 Hamlet Villages.

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