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Known as the Rice Granary of India, Andhra Pradesh is the fifth largest state in the country in area and in population. This South Indian state is a perfect mix of history, beaches, and mountains. Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the twin city capital of Andhra Pradesh, bear rich cultural legacy, while Warangal and Vijayawada manifest the existence of early Hindu and Buddhist societies and ancient architecture.
The history of Andhra Pradesh dates back to around 300 BC. The state is dotted with numerous tourist attractions including religious places like churches, mosques, and temples, famous monuments like the Charminar and the Purani Haveli, and prehistoric caves like the Belum Caves and the Borra Caves.
If you are keen to visit all these popular tourist destinations, then you have to come down to Andhra Pradesh. The state is well-connected with the rest of the country with well-laid out network of air, roads and rail interlinking the cities, as well as by sea.
To reach Andhra Pradesh, you can avail of the following transport -
By Air: Andhra Pradesh has one international Airport in Hyderabad. Other important airports are located at Tirupathi and Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry and Vijayawada.
By Rail: Andhra Pradesh is covered by a railway route of nearly 5,085 km, of which 4,362 km is broad-gauge, 686 km is meter-gauge and 37 km is narrow gauge.
By Road: Around 4,104 km of the National Highways network pass through Andhra Pradesh. There are nearly 60,000 km of state highways and another 104000 km of Panchayati Raj road network.
By Sea: The extensive coastline of Andhra Pradesh has a number of commercial ports, the most important being Visakhapatnam. Minor ports are located at Kakinada, Machilipatnam, Bheemunipatnam, Krishnapatnam, Vadarevu and Kalingapatnam.
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