Faizabad

Faizabad

India
also spelled  Fyzabad 

      city, eastern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It lies east of Lucknow, on the Ghaghara River. Faizabad was founded in 1730 by Sādāt ʿAlī Khan, the first nawab of Oudh (now Ayodhya), who made it his capital but spent little time there. The third nawab, Shujāʿ-al-Dawlah, resided there and built a fort over the river in 1764; the mausoleums for him and his wife are located in the city. In 1775 the capital of Oudh was moved to Lucknow, and in the 19th century Faizabad fell into decay.

      Modern-day Faizabad has good road and rail connections with Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, and other cities of northern India. Its industries include sugar processing and oilseed milling, and it is a trade centre for agricultural produce. A veterinary college and several museums are located there. The city of Ayodhya (east) is a suburb. The area in which Faizabad is situated consists of a strip of fertile, alluvial plain along the south bank of the Ghaghara River (Ghāghara River). Rice, sugarcane, wheat, and oilseeds are the principal crops. In the town of Tanda, southeast of Faizabad, hand-loomed cotton cloth is manufactured for export. There is a hydroelectric power station near Sohwal. Pop. (2001) 144,705.

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