| ?Faizabad Uttar Pradesh • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 97 m (318 ft) |
| District(s) | Faizabad |
| Population | 144,924 (2001) |
Faizabad (Hindi: फ़ैज़ाबाद, Urdu: فیض آباد) is a city and a municipal board in Faizabad district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. See also Fayzabad District Jowzjan Fayzabad (also spelled Feyzabad, Fazelabad or Faizabad) is the provincial capital and Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised A township (or Municipality) is a settlement which has the status and powers of a unit of local government Faizabad district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Faizabad town is the district headquarters Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country It is a city on the banks of river ghaghra Saryu in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Faizabad has a sister city Ayodhya, considered to be the birthplace of Lord Ram. Ayodhya (अयोध्या IAST Ayodhyā) is an ancient city of India, the old capital of Awadh, in the Faizabad district Rama ( IAST: rāma Devanāgarī: राम Khmer: Phreah Ream Thai: Phra Ram Lao: Phra Lam Tagalog: Faizabad was the first capital of the Nawabs of Awadh. The Nawab of Awadh is the title of rulers who governed the state of Awadh in India in the 18th and 19th century Asaf-ud-Daula, son of Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula made Lucknow the capital of Awadh. Asaf-Ud-Dowlah ( 23 September 1748 - 21 September 1797) was the Nawab wazir of Oudh from 1775 to 1797 and the son of Shuja-ud-Dowlah A Nawab or Nawaab ( Urdu: نواب Hindi: नवाब was originally the Subedar (provincial governor or viceroy of a Shuja-ud-Daulah (b 19 January[[ 732]] at the Mansion of Dara Shikoh, Delhi, d Lucknow is also a mansion in New Hampshire Lucknow ( लखनऊ لکھنؤ Lakhnaū) is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh Faizabad and Ayodhya have a great heritage and have many monumental sites. The city of Ayodhya is known for its Hindu temples. In Faizabad city there are many monuments of Nawabs, like tomb of Bahu Begum, Gulab-bari and many more. Ayodhya is also the birth place of first Tirthankar of the Jain religion, Shri Rishabh Dev. In Jainism, a Tirthankar (" Fordmaker " (also Tirthankara or Jina) is a Human being who achieves enlightenment (perfect Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma / Shraman Dharma (जैन धर्म is an ancient religion of India. In Jainism, Rishabh Dev (ऋषभदेव or Adinatha (other names used Riṣhabh, Riṣhabhanāth, Rushabh, Rushabhdev He is known as the father of Jain religion. The legend of Awadh Umrao Jaan was born in Faizabad and her childhood name was Ameeran. Another legend and a great Hindi writer Mr. Radhika Prasad Tripathi was from this city, his work on Sai Data Sampraday was greatly admired.
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Faizabad is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 97 metres (318 feet). The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit As of 2001 India census[2], Faizabad had a population of 144,924. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Faizabad has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59. 5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 67%. In Faizabad, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
There are two Universities in Faizabad District, Dr. Faizabad district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Faizabad town is the district headquarters Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University (formerly Awadh University) Awadh University and Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology (NDUAT). Kamta Prasad Sundar Lal Saket Post-Graduate degree college, (One of the largest PG college in eastern UP) is also situated in Faizabad.
The Town of Fyzabad in Trinidad and Tobago is named after Faizabad in India, when indentured labourers from Uttar Pradesh were taken to the island