Golconda

Definitions

1. A fortress and ruined city in Telangana, India, historically famous for nearby diamond mining.
2. A source of great wealth, especially a mine.
   figuratively
3. A small city, the county seat of Pope County, Illinois, United States; named after Golconda in India.
4. A census-designated place in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States.
5. A locality in Dorset council area and the City of Launceston, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.

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“Fifty years ago, there were more than twenty places in the kingdom of Golconda, in which diamonds of different sizes were found…”

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