Ieeja

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Ieeja
ఐజ
town
Ieeja is located in Telangana
Ieeja
Ieeja
Location in Telangana, India
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Country  India
State Telangana
Region Telangana
District Mahaboob Nagar
Government
 • Body Nagar Panchayat
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 509127
Telephone code 08546
Vehicle registration TS06
Nearest city Gadwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency Alampur
Climate hot (Köppen)

Ieeja or Aiza is a town (a Mandal) in the Mahbubnagar district in the Indian state of Telangana. It was recently named a Nagarapanchyat.[1]

Region

Ieeja is located about 250 km (130 mi) from Hyderabad, the state capital. It is about 50 km (30 miles) from Bangalore NH-44. It connects Kurnool City (Andhra Pradesh) and Raichur Town (Karnataka), and is between the Krishna River (31 km), and the Tungabadra (19 km). The population is 100000 (approx). Recently, Ieeja was made a Municipality (Nagara panchayathi). It is proposed to become a constituency.

The distance between Ieeja and Gadwal is 30 km (18 miles). The distance between Ieeja and Alampur is 56 km. The distance between Ieeja and Raichur is 44 km (27 miles). The distance between Ieeja and Kurnool is 55 km (34 miles). The distance between Ieeja and Hyderabad is 250 km (130 miles).

History

Before Andhra Pradesh(1956 Nov 1st), Ieeja was a region of the Raichur district under Karnataka which was ruled by Sri Krishnadevaraya.Ieeja has a well, in which the water tastes of 7 types. It was constructed by the king of Gadwal (Nalla Somanadri) for the sake of village and named it his mother's name "BAKKAMAMBA".

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