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About Cumbum
Cumbum, natively spelt as Kambham, is a census town in Markapuram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Cumbum mandal in Markapur revenue division. It was a part of Kurnool district before it was merged into Prakasam district. It is now part of Markapuram district.
From the Wikipedia article Cumbum, Andhra Pradesh (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
There are inscriptions at Cumbum and Bestavaripeta, one from 1706
, and another from 1729. The first refers to the death of the sheriff Khaja Muhammad, who was the Qiladar of Cumbum fort during the reign of Aurangazeb. The second refers to Muhammad Sahib, son of Muhammad Khayum of Tab and governor of Cumbum during the reign of Muhammad Shah. It also states that Muhammad Sahib had a mosque constructed at Cumbum during his governorship. These inscriptions prove that this district, like other districts in the Qutub Shahi Kingdom, was once under the Mughal rule. It was formed as part of the Golkonda province, one of the six provinces into which the Deccan Suba was sub-divided.
During the British rule, Cumbum tehsil was a municipality of Kurnool district; as such, it had a regimental garrison and a collectorate.
On 10 June 1846, Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy raided the treasury at Cumbum, and started rebellion against the British.
From the History section of Cumbum, Andhra Pradesh on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Cumbum
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Getting there and nearby towns
Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Airport , Kurnool (KJB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 102 km away.
- Mārkāpur 24 km northeast, about 24 min by car
- Giddalūr 30 km southwest, about 30 min by car
- Diguvametta 37 km southwest, about 37 min by car
- Kanigiri U 47 km southeast, about 47 min by car
- Kanigiri 47 km southeast, about 47 min by car
- Podili 54 km east, about 54 min by car
- Srisailam Project RFC Township 60 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Srīsailain 60 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Darsi 64 km east, about 1 h by car
- Nandyāl 68 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Cumbum Lake 1, praveen ( talk ), CC BY 3.0
- The night mode of Cumbum Lake, TarunRaj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aerial view of Cumbum tank, Saiphani02, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A hill at Cumbum tank, Saiphani02, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS056-E-92079 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS023-E-55833 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS056-E-92081 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS056-E-92078 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS056-E-92080 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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