Hyderabad, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh, was founded in 1590 by Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah. The climate is pleasant from November to February. The mean minimum temperature is 130C to 170C in December. It is synonymous with pearls studded in gold and silver jewelery of exquisite design and is known as Pearl City. It is a city with rich traditions, abounding in many architectural monuments including the celebrated Charminar, famous Golconda Fort where “Diamond Kohinoor” was found, Mecca Masjid, Royal Tombs of Qutub Shahi Kings, Salar Jung Museum, picturesque lake of Hussian Sagar, which unites the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, Birla Mandir and Ramoji Film City, which is one of the world’s best equipped film studios, at an hour’s distance from Hyderabad. Educationally, with six Universities, sixteen National and International Institutions, several important Laboratories and a good number of Industries, Hyderabad is a science city of India. Hyderabad has earned the reputation for being home to some of the finest business enterprises, especially in the fields of Biotechnology and Information Technology. One of the city's most commendable achievements is the formation of Genome Valley.It is first state-of-the-art biotech cluster in India for life science research, training and manufacturing activities.