Kurnool (Telugu: కర్నూలు) is a city and administrative seat of Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh state in southern India, about 212 kilometres (132 mi) south of state capital, Hyderabad.
Kurnool is 105th largest city in India and the seventh most populous city of Andhra Pradesh. It is the gateway to Rayalaseema and the largest city in the area.
Kurnool served as the capital of Andhra State from 1 October 1953 to 31 October 1956.The name Kurnool derived from "Kandenaolua".
The city known as Kandenapalli or the city of Kandena. Kandena is a telugu word it meansGrease.
The city was also called as the city of Skanda or Kumaraswamy (the chief God of Wars)he Ketavaramrock painting's are dated back to the Paleolithic era (located at a distance of 18 Kilometer from Kurnool).
Also the Jurreru Valley, Katavani Kuntaand Yaganti in Kurnool District have some important rock art's and painting's in their vicinity, may be dated back to 35,000 to 40,000 years ago.
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