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 Golkonda, also spelled Golconda, is a historic fort city located in the Indian state of Telangana, near Hyderabad. The name "Golkonda" is derived from the Telugu words "Golla" (shepherd) and "Konda" (hill), whichGolconda, India is known for its diamonds and the Golconda Fort, which was a center of the diamond trade: 

• Diamonds

  The Golconda region was home to some of the world's best diamond mines, and the city of Hyderabad was a center for cutting, polishing, and selling diamonds. The Golconda Sultanate was a major supplier of diamonds to European traders, and the Golconda market was the primary source of the world's largest and finest diamonds until the end of the 19th century. The name "Golconda" has come to be associated with great wealth and is used by some gemologists to describe a rare type of diamond. 

 translates to "Shepherd's Hill."