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==The cemetery== |
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The site houses Armenian cemeteries and churchyard. |
The site houses Armenian cemeteries and churchyard. of 19 [[Armenian diaspora|Armenian]] are buried in this cemetery, including two priests Rev Johannes (1680) and Rev Simon (1724). This is the last known trace of the Armenian relation with the city of Hyderabad, India. |
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There was considerable Armenian settlement in Hyderabad, the Armenian community of Hyderabad received a [[Papal bull|Pontifical Bull]] from [[Etchmiadzin Cathedral|Holy Etchmiadzin]]. The cemetery was shared by |
There was considerable Armenian settlement in Hyderabad, the Armenian community of Hyderabad received a [[Papal bull|Pontifical Bull]] from [[Etchmiadzin Cathedral|Holy Etchmiadzin]]. The cemetery was shared by [[Dutch people|Dutch]] and English people residing in Hyderabad in those times as there was no specific cemetery for them.<ref name=”The Hindu”>{{cite news|title=Armenian cemetery in dire straits|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/article3252478.ece?css=print|work=The Hindu|date=28 March 2012|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref><ref name=”TOI”>{{cite news|title=High on hobbies: A society chronicles history in its own way|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-01/hyderabad/31526588_1_hobbies-notes-collection|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126043730/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-01/hyderabad/31526588_1_hobbies-notes-collection|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|work=The Times of India|date=1 May 2012|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref><ref name=”Asbarez”>{{cite news|title=In India, Historic Armenian Cemetery Buried Under Waste|url=http://asbarez.com/61226/in-india-historic-armenian-cemetery-buried-under-waste-2/|work=[[Asbarez]]|date=17 April 2009|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> |
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==Conservation== |
==Conservation== |
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Latest revision as of 13:20, 29 October 2025
Cemetery in Telangana, India
The Armenian cemetery in Hyderabad, also known as Uppuguda Armenian cemetery, is a three-hundred-year-old cemetery, belongs from Qutb Shahi period. The Armenian cemetery is located at Uppuguda (former Opiguda) a suburb of Hyderabad, India.[1]
The site houses Armenian cemeteries and churchyard. A total of 19 Armenian people are buried in this cemetery, including two priests: Rev Johannes (1680) and Rev Simon (1724). This is the last known trace of the Armenian relation with the city of Hyderabad, India.
There was considerable Armenian settlement in Hyderabad, as the Armenian community of Hyderabad received a Pontifical Bull from Holy Etchmiadzin. The cemetery was shared by Dutch and English people residing in Hyderabad in those times as there was no specific cemetery for them.[2][3][4]
Armenian cemetery in Hyderabad, India is protected monument by Department of Archaeology under the Indian archaeological sites and remains Act, 1960. It is almost on the verge of being erased due to negligence of residents and responsible department.[2][3][4]
