Faisalabad
Sign in to saveFaisalabad, formerly known as Lyallpur, is the second-largest city and primary industrial center of the Pakistani province of Punjab. Located in the Rachna Doab of the central Punjab, it is the third-most populous city in Pakistan. Established in 1890s as a planned city, the population of the city increased six times in the decade following the partition of British India as hundreds of thousands of East Punjabi Muslim immigrants settled the city.
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Faisalabad is Pakistan's third-largest city and the main industrial hub of Punjab province, originally founded as a planned city in the 1890s under the name Lyallpur. The city experienced dramatic growth after India's partition in 1947, when hundreds of thousands of Muslim refugees from East Punjab settled there, causing its population to multiply sixfold in just one decade.
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Place details
- Locality
- تحصیل فیصل آباد شہر
- Region
- پنجاب
- Country
- پاکستان
- Population
- 3,800,193
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- Etymology
- History
- Early settlements
- Development
- Independence
- Geography
- Location
- Climate
- Geology
- Government and administration
- Tehsil Municipal Administration
- Faisalabad Development Authority
- Demographics
- Religion and ethnic groups
- Literacy
- {{Anchor|Eco}}Economy
- Public services
- Law enforcement
- Taxation
- Water and Sanitation
- Culture
- Festivals
- Attire
- Cuisine
- Education
- Healthcare
- Media
- Television and radio
- Telecommunications
- Film and theatre
- Recreation
- Public parks
- Sports
- Public libraries and museums
- Transportation
- Airport
- Rail
- Road network
- Sister cities
- See also
- Notes
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Faisalabad, formerly known as Lyallpur, is the second-largest city and primary industrial center of the Pakistani province of Punjab. Located in the Rachna Doab of the central Punjab, it is the third-most populous city in Pakistan. Established in 1890s as a planned city, the population of the city increased six times in the decade following the partition of British India as hundreds of thousands of East Punjabi Muslim immigrants settled the city.
Historically one of the largest villages of Punjab, Lyallpur was one of the first planned cities within British India. It became headquarters of the lower Chenab Colony and in 1898 was incorporated as a municipality. It was restructured into city district status; a devolution promulgated by the 2001 local government ordinance (LGO). The city is the headquarters of the Faisalabad District the total area of which is around while the urban area controlled by the Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) is around .