Faisalabad

Faisalabad [fī΄säl΄ə bäd′, fī′sal΄ə bad′]

city in NE Pakistan, near Lahore: pop. 1,092,000

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Fai·sa·la·bad (fī'sä-lə-bädʹ) Formerly Ly·all·pur (līʹəl-po͝or').

A city of northeast Pakistan west of Lahore. Founded in 1892, it is a cloth and grain market. Population: 1,104,209.

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formerly (until 1979) Lyallpur

City (pop., 1998: 1,977,246) and district, Punjab province, Pakistan.

Founded in 1890, it became headquarters of the Lower Chenab colony and in 1898 was incorporated as a municipality. A distributing centre located in the central Punjab plain, its industries produce chemicals and synthetics, textiles, and food products. It is the site of West Pakistan Agricultural University (1961 and of a number of colleges affiliated with the University of the Punjab.

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formerly (until 1979)  Lyallpur  

      city, east-central Punjab province, Pakistan, in the Rechna Doab upland. The city, the district headquarters, is a distributing centre centrally located in the Punjab plain and connected by road, rail, and air with Multan and Lahore and by air with Lahore and Karachi. When founded in 1890, it was named for Sir Charles James Lyall, lieutenant governor of the Punjab. It became headquarters of the Lower Chenab colony and in 1898 was incorporated as a municipality. Industries produce chemical fertilizer, synthetic fibres, drugs and pharmaceuticals, canned products, ghee (clarified butter), oil, soap, textiles, hosiery, sugar, and flour. It is also a wholesale market for cloth and grain. Amenities include two parks, several schools, the West Pakistan Agricultural University (established 1961), and a number of colleges affiliated with the University of the Punjab.

      The surrounding region consists of a fertile plain between the Chenab and Ravi rivers that is irrigated by the Lower Chenab Canal. The chief crops are wheat, cotton, and sugarcane. Pop. (1998) 1,977,246.

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