![]() ![]() Įarly inhabitants were known as the Andhras, tracing their history back to the Vedic period, when they were mentioned in the 8th century BCE Rigvedic text Aitareya Brahmana. Andhra Pradesh's second official language is Urdu. ![]() Its official language is Telugu one of the classical languages of India, the fourth most spoken language in India and the 13th-most spoken language in the world. It is also a major producer of rice known as the " Rice bowl of India". It is also known for being the land of Koh-i-Noor and other globally known diamonds from Kollur Mine. Īndhra Pradesh was once a major Buddhist pilgrimage site in the country and a Buddhist learning center which can be seen in many sites in the state in the form of monastery ruins, chaityas and stupas. Amaravati serves as the capital with the largest city being Visakhapatnam. On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with the Telugu-speaking areas of the Hyderabad State to form Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh was the first state to be formed on a linguistic basis in India on 1 October 1953. ![]() It has the second longest coastline in India after Gujarat, of about 974 km (605 mi). It is bordered by Telangana to the north-west, Chhattisgarh to the north, Odisha to the north-east, Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of 162,975 km 2 (62,925 sq mi) and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. Andhra Pradesh ( English: / ˌ ɑː n d r ə p r ə ˈ d ɛ ʃ/, Telugu: ( listen) abbr. ![]()
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