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|presentname= Secunderabad (twinned with [[Hyderabad]]) |stateprovince= Andhra Pradesh|country=India

'''Secunderabad ''' is a cantonment town that is near now generally considered a part of [[Hyderabad]]. The villages of Trimulgherry and Bolarum are now suburbs of Secunderabad. ==History==The town was founded during the reign of the Nizam Sikander Jah on land ceded by him to the British in 1800. It remained under British control, whereas neighbouring Hyderabad was ruled by the Nizam. Secunderabad had a large military garrison and the British stationed a Subsidiary Force there, complimented by the [[:Category:Hyderabad Contingent|Nizam's Contingent at Hyderabad]]. ==Transport==Secunderabad was the location for the headquarters of the [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]], the first of several [[:Category:Indian States Railways|railways]] to be constructed by the Indian princely states.