Telangana contains a city.
Hyderabad ( ˈ ; often [ ˈhaɪdrəˌbaed ] ) is the capital of the southern Indian state of Telangana and de jure capital of Andhra Pradesh . Telangana . In 1956 , the Hyderabad state was dissolved as part of the linguistic reorganisation of states and Telangana was merged with former Andhra State to form Andhra Pradesh . Hyderabad will continue to serve as the joint capital city for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for no more than ten years .