Gulbarga Tourism: Hotels, Reviews, Packages, Photos, Maps, Experience, Itinerary

Gulbarga, the district and divisional headquarters was formerly in the Hyderabad Nizam's state, and is located 623 km from Bangalore, in the northern part of the state. It was the first capital of the Bahmanis from 1347 and because it was a Hindu city before the Islamic conquest, Gulbarga is unique synthesis of two cultures.

Sightseeing Highlights:

The most important monument in Gulbarga is the Khwaja Bande Nawaz Dargah, the tomb of the great Sufi saint. Built in the Indo-Saracenic style, it is also the venue of an annual Urs, attended by thousands. Visit the Fort, which has 15 towers and 26 guns, one of them measuring 25 feet in length. Also worth seeing are Sultan Hanan's