Golconda Fort, also known as Golkonda, Gol konda (“Round shaped hill”), or

Golla konda, is a citadel and fort in Southern India and was the capital of the
medieval sultanate of the Qutb Shahi dynasty (c.1518–1687), is situated 11
kilometres (6.8 mi) west of Hyderabad.
Golkonda was originally known as Mankal. Golconda Fort was first built by the
Kakatiya dynasty as part of their western defenses along the lines of the
Kondapalli Fort.
Sultan Quli formally became independent in 1538, establishing the Qutb Shahi
dynasty based in Golkonda. Over a period of 62 years, the mud fort was
expanded by the first three Qutb Shahi sultans into the present structure, a
massive fortification of granite extending around 5 km in circumference.

1. Secret tunnels and escape routes.

t is believed that there is a secret underground tunnel which begins at
one of the durbar halls and leads to one of the palaces at the bottom of
the hill. The route was originally meant as an escape route for the royals,
but has never been found since.

there is also a secret tunnel from golkonda fort to charminar

2)Golkonda was known as city of diamonds Darya-e Nur, Nur-Ul-Ain

Diamond, Kohinoor were owned by sultans of Golkonda before they
moved out of India

3) Taali maaro miyan !

A clap at a fixed place at the entrance can be heard clearly at the ‘Bala
Hissar’ pavilion, the highest point almost a kilometre away. This served
two purposes – if an intruder got in , it served as a warning . Secondly, it
also served as a way for the royals to know they had guests. The
Golconda Fort is full of such architectural and acoustic marvels. Even
whispers at some corners of the halls can be heard distinctly in the
other corner.

4)The fort has Mahankali Temple on the top.

The Sri Jagadamba Maha temple atop Golconda is as famous as the fort
itself. The king – Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah was so popular among his
subjects that he was called Malkabhiram by his subjects

5)A 400 year old tree exists

An African Baobab tree, known to local residents as Hatiyan ka Jhad,
located in the Naya Qila premises is more than 400 years old. It is said
that Arabian traders gifted this to Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah.
This tree has the girth of 27.40 meters (89 feet) and a cave forms in
between the branches of this tree.