Hello everyone this page is about Malakpet and famous places in it.

Malakpet is one of the oldest suburb of Hyderabad.It is divided as Old malakpet and New malakpet.

The most prominent and common well known places in Malakpet are :

  • Hyderabad Race Club
  • Mahboob Mansion (now known as Gunj)
  • The Raymond's Tomb located at Asmangadh
  • The Asmangadh Palace(Now known as St.Joseph's Public School)
  • The Malakpet Railway Station

Hyderabad Race Club:

It is the most popular site known in Malakpet.

It was started during the Nizam period at Malakpet suburb.
This race course is considered one of the top race courses in India. An annual event, Deccan derby is held here.

History about Race club:

The Hyderabad Race Club though an infant amongst Indian Turf Authorities has a tradition for racing of over a hundred years. Records and history tell us that racing and wagering existed in this fabled land of Nizams as far back as 1868. In those days, racing was conducted at Moula Ali race course, a few miles from the city and it was known as the Hyderabad (Deccan) races. As per reports the racing was rated on par with any other centre in India.

In 1886 the scene shifted from Moula Ali to Malakpet. This change was necessiated as the ruler H.H Nawab Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, Nizam VI wanted the race course to be near his place. In fact, the race course was constructed in the palace premises. The racing was conducted under the auspicies and rules of the royal Calcutta Turf Club. The season in Hyderabad was always conducted in the Monsoon and the Nizams Cup was the focal point. Later a regular race course was constructed on the land belonging to the cantonment at Secundrabad. The Nizam as a gesture sold to the Hyderabad race club 126 acres of land at a nominal price.

Source:http://www.indiarace.com/TurfClubs/Hyderabad/HTC.html


Mahboob Mansion:

Mahboob Mansion is a palace, named after Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI, the VIth Nizam who lived here occasionally, though his permanent residence was the Purani Haveli. It is located in the Malakpet district of Hyderabad.
Now the palace is abandoned and in very poor condition, and the surrounding estates have been entirely taken over by housing and commercial developments


The Raymond's Tomb:



Michel Raymond's tomb is a granite tombstone, pyramidal in shape, about 7 meters high and it has the initials JR on it.
It is situated in Malakpet near Asmangarh Palace, on the top of a small hill rising to a height of 100 feet from the ground. A gallant French General, Raymond was known as Michel Joachin Marie Raymond. He was employed by the Nizam to completely reorganize his armed forces. He was born in France on 25th September, 1755 AD but died at Hyderabad on March 25, 1798 AD at the young age of 43.


Asmangadh Palace:
Asman Garh Palace is a palace located in Hyderabad, India. The name meaning, Asman for Sky, and Garh for home, since the palace was located so high on a hillock. It is located on the road from Malakpet and Dilsukhnagar.The palace previously hosted a museum displaying archaeological relics. It was designed personally and built by the erstwhile Prime Minister of Hyderabad state Sir Asman Jah in 1885 on a hillock for leisure.He fulfilled his dream of building a home close to the sky.





Malakpet Railway Station:

After crossing the old chaderghat bridge people interested in traveling towards Nalgonda cross roads can see the railway track of Malakpet railway station.
The railway station now has MMTS services connecting different locations of Hyderabad.