Anantapur District Telugu:   is one of the 23 districts in Andhra Pradesh, India. The district headquarters is Anantapur City. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor. Anantapur District was formed in the year 1882 having been separated from Bellary District.

Anantapur History

Anantapur offers some vivid glimpses of the prehistoric past. It is generally held that the place got its name from 'Anaatasagaram', a big tank, which means "Endless Ocean". The villages of Anaantasagaram and Bukkarayasamudram were constructed by Chilkkavodeya, The minister of Bukka-I, a Vijayanagar ruler. Some authorities assert that Anaantasagaram was named after Bukka's queen, While some contend that it must have been known after Anantarasa Chikkavodeya himself, as Bukka had no queen by that name.

 It then came into the possession of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan. Tipu hanged all the male members of the Siddappa family except Siddappa who escaped from his confinement at Srirangapatnam. After Tipu's death, it was once again taken back by Siddappa. Siddappa submitted himself to Nizam because of the treaty of 1799, who took the total control of the area. He was later pensioned off when British occupied the territory.

Anantapur Climate 

The District of Anantapur has a fairly good elevation which provides the District with tolerable climate throughout the year. It has a gradual fall from the South North towards the valley of the Pennar in Peddavadugur, Peddapappur and  Tadipatri Mandals. There is a gradual rise in Hindupur, Parigi,  Lepakshi, Chilamathur, Agali, Rolla and Madakasira Mandals in the South  to join  the Karnataka Plateau where  the average elevation is  about 2000 feet is above the mean sea level. It is about 1100 feet at Anantapur and the lowest 900 feet is at Tadipatri.

AnantapurTourism

Tourist places in Anantapur 
1 Gugudu
2 Lepakshi
3 Kasapuram 
4 Pennaahobilam 
5 Gutibayalu
6 Puttapathy 
7 Penukonda
8 Hemavathi
9 Rayadurg Fort
10 Gooty Fort 
11 Tadipatri
12 Sri Kadiri Laxmi Narasimha Swamy Temple
13 Dharmavaram
14 Jambu Dweepa at Konakondla 
15 Alurkona