Khammam

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Khammam (खम्मम), also known as Khammamett (खम्ममेट) is a city and district Indian state of Telangana.

Variants

• Khamma खम्म = Khammameta (खम्ममेट) (जिला वारंगल, आ.प्र.) (p.254)
• Khammamett (खम्ममेट)
• Kambham mettu
• Stambhadri
• Commomet
• Khammammet

Location

It is located about 193 kilometres east of the state capital, Hyderabad, 61 kms (38 mi) Suryapet, 120 kms from Warangal and also it is located about 121 kms North of the Andhra Pradesh state capital, Amaravati. The river Munneru flows on the western side of the city.

Etymology

The historical records show that the earlier name was "Kambham mettu" or "Stambhadri". "Mettu" means hill or highland in the Telugu language. The name was also anglicised as "Commomet" and "Khammammet".

History

Khammam Fort, constructed in 950 AD by the Kakatiya Dynasty, is situated on a hill overlooking the city. Lakaram Lake is another tourist attraction. Apart from these there are many places surrounding the city, such as Ballepalli, Bhadrachalam, Parnasala, Nelakondapalli, Kusumanchi.

The lord Narasimha swamy, on Narasimhaswamy gutta is very powerful god to the local people. Many people from faraway places visit the place regularly. Because of the presence of Lord Narasimhaswami temple in Khammam, the city was named as Sthambadri earlier. The City is located on the banks of a river called Munneru which is a tributary of the Krishna River. Khammam district has a lot of historical importance in Telangana.

Khammam City, which was the seat of Taluk Administration, was part of the larger Warangal District, until 1 October 1953. Five taluks of the Warangal district viz., Khammam, Madhira, Yellandu, Burgampadu and Paloncha (now Kothagudem) were carved out and a new district Khammam with Khammam as District Headquarters. In 1959 Bhadrachalam Revenue Division consisting Bhadrachalam and Nuguru Venkatapuram Taluks of East Godawari district, which were on the other side of the river Godavari were merged into Khammam on grounds of geographical contiguity and administrative viability.

In 1973, a new taluk with Sathupalli as its headquarters was carved out from Madhira and Kothagudem taluks. In the year 1976 four new taluks were formed viz., Tirumalayapalem, Sudimalla, Aswaraopeta and Khammam district was initially a part of larger Warangal District.

History of Khammam shows that it has produced a number of leaders who were part of the Freedom struggle, such as first generation Communist leaders Peravelli Venkata Ramanaiah, Pendyala Satyanarayana Rao, Sarvadevabhatla Ramanatham, K.L.Narsimha Rao, and Chirravuri Laxminarasaiah First Municipal Chairman of Khammam; Congress leaders Madapati Hanumantha Rao, Chepuri Nenkanna, Madapati Ramchander Rao, Sardar Jamalpuram Keshava Rao, Bommakanti Satyanarayana Rao, Hayagreeva Chary, and Nizam Rashtra Vimochanam Jalagam Vengala Rao, former Chief Minister of AP, Prof. K. Venkata Ramiah, Founder and Vice-Chancellor of KU.

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Khammamet: At Karkonda there are Buddhist and Andhra sites dating from the first to the third centuries A.D. In the Karkonda hill there are rock carvings, while remains of two dagobas and two cells carved out of sandstone rocks represent the Mahayana cult. The walls are sculptured. At Khammam the 11th centuty Hindu fort, is a conspicuous landmark. Built [p.123]: 00 years ago it was further fortified by French engineers. The fort also contains several uns of a much later period. There are also prehistoric sites in various places in the Maluq.

खम्म - खम्ममेट

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर ने लेख किया है ... खम्म = खम्ममेट (जिला वारंगल, आ.प्र.) (p.254): 11 वीं सदी में हिंदू राजाओं का बनवाया हुआ एक किला यहां का मुख्य आकर्षण है. इसकी फ्रांसीसी शिल्पशास्त्रियों ने मरम्मत करवाई थी. इसमें कई तोप भी हैं. इस स्थान के निकट प्रागैतिहासिक अवशेष भी प्राप्त हुए हैं.

खम्मम

खम्मम का भूतपूर्व नाम खम्मन है। खम्मम शहर, उत्तर-मध्य आंध्र प्रदेश राज्य, दक्षिण-पूर्वी भारत में है। खम्मम मध्य रेलवे पर वारंगल के दक्षिण-दक्षिणपूर्व में स्थित है। खम्मम शहर एक व्यापारिक और आर्थिक केंद्र है। आसपास के क्षेत्र में चावल, ज्वार, मक्का और दलहन उगाए जाते हैं। कोयला, रक्तमणि, लौह अयस्क और सिलखड़ी भी यहाँ मिलते हैं।

See also

• History And Legend In Hyderabad