station and Warangal railway station.

Etymology

During the 160 years of Kakatiya rule between 1163 and 1323 CE, Warangal was referred to by various names like Orugallu, Ekashila Nagaram, or Omatikonda; all these mean a 'single stone', referring to a huge granite boulder present in the Warangal fort. When the Kakatiya dynasty was defeated by Delhi Sultanate in 1323 CE, ruler Juna Khan, Crown Prince of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq,

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