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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. Faizabad was the first capital of the Awadh Kingdom and has monuments built by those Nawabs, like the Tomb of Bahu Begum, Gulab Bari. It was also the headquarters of Faizabad district (now Ayodhya district) and Faizabad division (now Ayodhya division) before November 2018. Faizabad is a twin city of Ayodhya and it is

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Settlement.name: Faizabad
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_caption: Tilak Hall, Gulab Bari, Bahu Begum ka Maqbara
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Uttar Pradesh#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Division
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ayodhya
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Ayodhya
Settlement.government_type: Municipal corporation
Settlement.governing_body: Ayodhya Municipal Corporation
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Girish Pati Tripathi, (BJP)
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric

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Instance of: city
Country: India
Located in: Ayodhya district
Population: 165228
Area: 16.02
Elevation: 97
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Capital of: Ayodhya district
Image: Gulabbari.JPG
Dialing code: 5278

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postal code: 224001
Commons category: Faizabad
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
native label: फ़ैज़ाबाद
topic's main category: Category:Faizabad

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

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