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Faizabad (Hindustani pronunciation: [fɛːzaːbaːd]) is a city located in Ayodhya district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated on the southern bank of the River Saryu about 6.5 km from Ayodhya City , the district headquarter, 130 km east of the state capital Lucknow .
Originally it was a group of four villages named Kather, the name of Raja Ram Singh. The first Nawab proposed to rename the city 'Faizabad'. But many other places were known by the name of Faizabad already existed, so the name was changed to Mustafabad alias Rampur. Nawwab Faizullah Khan ruled for 20 years.
Ayodhya district (formerly Faizabad district) is one of the 75 districts in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city of Ayodhya is its administrative headquarters. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The district occupies an area of 2,522 square kilometres (974 sq mi), [ 1 ] and had a population of 2,470,996 in the 2011 census.
Name District Type* Category Population as of 2011 [5] [6] Literacy Rate [5]; Total Male Female Children under 5 yrs Kanpur: Kanpur: UA Nagar Nigam 2,817,105 1,484,967
Fayzabad also spelled Feyzabad or Faizabad (Persian: فيض آباد, romanized: Fayzâbâd) is a city in northeastern Afghanistan, with a population of around 39,555 people. [1] It is the provincial capital and largest city of Badakhshan province. It is situated in Fayzabad district and is at an altitude of 1,254 m (4,114 ft).
Ayodhya division (formerly Faizabad division) is one of the 18 administrative geographical units (i.e. division) of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Ayodhya city is the administrative headquarters of the division. [1] The government of Uttar Pradesh approved the renaming of the Faizabad division to Ayodhya division in November 2018. [2]
The Ayodhya Municipal Corporation, also called Ayodhya Nagar Nigam, is the governing civic body of the cities of Ayodhya and Faizabad in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Local self-government for Ayodhya and Faizabad was introduced in 1865. The two cities were administered jointly as a municipality. [1]
A fine view of the city is obtainable from top of the Begum's tomb. Bahu Begum was a woman of great distinction and rank, bearing dignity. Most of the Muslim buildings of Faizabad are attributed to her. From the date of Bahu Begum's death in 1815 till the annexation of Avadh, the city of Faizabad gradually fell into decay.