Warangal or Orugallu or Ekasila Nagaram is a city and a municipal corporation in Warangal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the Telangana region of the state. Warangal is 145 km northeast of the state capital of Hyderabad. Warangal is the administrative seat of Warangal District. It is the fourth largest city in Andhra Pradesh. 22 biggest city in India.

Warangal district has an area of 12,846 km², and a population of 2,818,832 (1991 census). The district is bounded by Karimnagar district to the north, Khammam district to the east and southeast, Nalgonda district to the southwest, and Medak district to the west. Warangal is well known for granite quarries (notably the black and brown varieties), grain market for rice, chillies, cotton, and tobacco.

Warangal was the capital of a Hindu Shaivite kingdom[citation needed] ruled by the Kakatiya dynasty from the 12th to the 14th centuries. The old name of this newly formed city is Orugallu. 'Oru' means one and 'Kallu' means stone. The entire city was carved in a single rock, hence the name Orukallu meaning 'one rock'. The city was also called Ekasila nagaram. The Kakatiyas left many monuments, including an impressive fortress, four massive stone gateways, the Swayambhu temple dedicated to Shiva, and the Ramappa temple situated near Ramappa Lake. The cultural and administrative distinction of the Kakatiyas was mentioned by the famous traveller Marco Polo. Famous or well-known rulers included Ganapathi Deva, Prathapa Rudra, and Rani (queen) Rudramma Devi.

After the defeat of Prataparadura, the Musunuri Nayaks united seventy two Nayak chieftains and captured Warangal from Delhi sultanate and ruled for fifty years. Jealousy and mutual rivalry between Nayaks ultimately led to the downfall of Hindus in 1370 A.D and success of Bahmanis. Bahmani Sultanate later broke up into several smaller sultanates, of which the Golconda sultanate ruled Warangal.

Warangal is located at 18.0° N 79.58° E. It has an average elevation of 302 metres (990 feet).

The people of Warangal speak Telugu as main language. Both traditional attire like Saree, Lungi and Dhoti and modern dress styles are worn . The poets of this place include the ancient poets Potana and Palkuriki Somana to present day poets like Kaloji Narayana Rao, B Rama Raju, Pervaram Jagannatham, Kovela Sampatkumara, Ampasayya Naveen, and Varavara Rao have contributed to Telugu literature.

Sarangapani was a famous folk singer, Nerella Venu Madhav was a mimicry artist who received accolades country wide. And also the famous music director Chakri is also from warangal dist.

The residents of Warangal observe Muslim festivals such as Eid ul Fitr, Eid uzzuha, milad unnabi. Hindu festivals such as Dasara, Deepavali, Sankranti ( Pongal ), etc. In addidtion, the district currently hosts the Samakka sarakka Jatra or congregation. Every two years(bi-annually) approximately 6 million people converge over three days around the small village of Medaram and its adjacent stream/rivulet, Jampanna Vagu, 90 km from Warangal city. This fair is said to be the largest repeating aggregation of tribal communities in the whloe world and commemorates the valiant fight put up by a mother-daughter combination (Samakka and Sarakka )with the reigning rulers over an unjust law. Bonalu, Bathukamma festivals symbolic of the Telangana region are clebrated here ( Bathukamma is clebrated particularly by women ).

Air
There is an airstrip at Mamnoor on the south-eastern outskirts of Warangal. The nearest international air port is located at Hyderabad, 142 km away.

Rail
Warangal is well connected to all the major cities in India by rail. Kazipet is about 13km from Warangal and is a major railway junction on the Bangalore-New Delhi route while Warangal is a major station on the Hyderabad/New Delhi-Chennai route. Aptly, Warangal is called the gateway to south India.

Road
There are two bus stations in Warangal and Hanamkonda. Long-distance deluxe buses ply from Warangal toBangalore, Madras, Hyderabad, Tirupathi, Anantapur, and Hubli; and standard express buses to Guntur via Vijaywada, Cherial, Jangaon, Kodad, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Suryapet, Palampet, Jagtial,Narasampet,parkal Khammam, Bhadrachalam, and Basara.