Hyderabad is famously known around the world as the ‘City of Pearls’. This is quite surprising since the city is nowhere near the seas, which is a source of pearls.
Its tryst with pearls has been since the time it was ruled by the Nizams centuries ago. They loved pearls so much that they brought them back from all over the world to gift and use in their dresses & jewellery. This created such a demand that traders from around the world started flocking Hyderabad to sell and trade in these gems.
Since then, the city has become one of the most important places in the world for the preservation, drilling, and processing of pearls. It offers a huge range of original, semi-cultured, and cultured pearls including the rarest varieties like the rice pearl, Basra, and black pearl.
Hyderabadi pearl jewellery, encased with rubies, emeralds, and diamonds, is loved for its exquisite charm. Some of the best markets to buy pearl jewellery here are the Koti Sultan Bazaar, Laad Bazaar, and Nampally.