Faizabad (ind)

Faizabad

Faizabad ranks 3,222nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Danbury, Connecticut, Bacup, and Penzing (Vienna). Memorable people born in Faizabad include Begum Hazrat Mahal, Barry Hay, and Asaf-ud-Daula. Memorable people who died in Faizabad include Shuja-ud-Daula. Faizabad has been the birth place of many politicians and musicians and the death place of many politicians. Faizabad is located in India.

Faizabad 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. Faizabad was the first capital of the Nawabs of Awadh and has monuments built by those Nawabs, like the Tomb of Bahu Begum, Gulab Bari. It was also the headquarters of Faizabad district and Faizabad division before November 2018. Faizabad is a twin city of Ayodhya and it is administered by Ayodhya Municipal Corporation. Read more on Wikipedia