Barkas, Hyderabad

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Barkas
Neighbourhood
Barkas Location in Hyderabad, India Show map of Hyderabad Barkas Barkas (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 17°18′47″N 78°28′58″E / 17.31306°N 78.48278°E / 17.31306; 78.48278
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Hyderabad
Metro	Hyderabad
Established	1903
Founded by	Nizam Mir Mahboob Ali Khan Siddiqi Bayafendi Asaf Jah VI
Named for	Barracks
Government
• Body	GHMC
Languages
• Official	Arabic, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	500 005
Vehicle registration	TS
Lok Sabha constituency	Hyderabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chandrayangutta
Planning agency	GHMC
Website	telangana.gov.in

Barkas is a neighborhood in Hyderabad, India, located in the old city area of Hyderabad. The name "Barkas" is believed to be derived from the English word "Barracks". The old Arabs pronounced Barracks as Barkas in their Arabic flow. Barkas served as the military Barracks of the Nizam of Hyderabad.

The Chaush were brought from Yemen to work in the former Hyderabad State as military men for the Nizams. It is said that especially when it came to safeguarding the Deccan, the 7th Nizam had absolute trust on these Arabs.^[1] Another less popular version states that "The name 'Barkas' is derived from 'Wadiya Barkas', which was a colony in Saudi Arabia. A regiment from Barkas in Arabia had been called to Hyderabad. Thus most of the residents of this colony were originally inhabitants of Yemen and Arabia."