The Armenian cemetery in Hyderabad, also known as Uppuguda Armenian cemetery, is a cemetery in Uppuguda, a suburb of Hyderabad, India. It is 300 years old, created in the Qutb Shahi period.[1]

History

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]

The site

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.[citation needed]

The Armenian cemetery in Hyderabad is protected monument by Department of Archaeology under the Archaeological Sites and Remains Act 1960. However, it has been allowed to deteriorate.[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reddy, U. Sudhakar (10 July 2013). "Vanishing historic sites of AP". Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Armenian cemetery in dire straits". The Hindu. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 Chakrabarti, Pritha (1 May 2012). "High on hobbies: A society chronicles history in its own way". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 "In India, Historic Armenian Cemetery Buried Under Waste". Asbarez. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_cemetery_in_Hyderabad,_India