Firozpur

Firozpur

▪ India
also spelled  Ferozepore 

      town, southwestern Punjab state, northwestern India, located 5 miles (8 km) from the Pakistani border. Firozpur was founded by Fīrūz Shah Tughluq in the 14th century. It fell under British rule in 1835. It became a British outpost and was involved in the First Sikh War (Sikh Wars) (1845–46). The town, lying at a major junction of Indian and Pakistani rail lines, is a trade centre and an agricultural market. It is a walled town encompassed by a circular road, with wide, well-paved main streets. Its industries include processing of agricultural products, manufacturing, weaving, and the making of confections. Firozpur has several colleges. A cantonment 2 miles (3.2 km) south contains administrative offices and an airfield. The surrounding region consists of level alluvial terrain crisscrossed by irrigation canals, which are necessary because of the semiarid climate. Principal crops are wheat, cotton, gram (chickpeas), oilseeds, and millet. Pop. (2001) 95,475.

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