The second largest city in Andhra Pradesh. The port city of Visakhapatnam is also a bustling industrial and
commercial center surrounded by hills, beautiful beaches and lush
greenery, undulating terrain within the city is
emphasized by three hills-the Ross hill housing a roman catholic church the pathway leading to which is strewn
with catholic icons, The second hill ,Durga konda,has a mosque and the tomb of a
Muslim saint, who was
revered for his prophecies and the third hill is called Sri Venkateswara Konda with a temple built by captain
Black
Moor in 1886. The name of Visakha derived from the god of "
Valour ". |
