History of Hyderabad, Sindh

Hyderābād City (Haidarābād) (Sindhi: حیدرآباد, Urdu: حیدرآباد ), headquarters of the district of Sindh province of Pakistan traces its early history to Neroon, a Sindhi ruler of the area from whom the city derived its previous name, Neroon Kot. Its history dates back to medieval times, when Ganjo Takker (Barren Hill), a nearby hilly tract, was used as a place of worship.