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Firozabad
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Place details
- Locality
- Firozabad
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 306,409
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Air quality
- PM2.5
- 51.3 µg/m³
- PM10
- 51.8 µg/m³
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Firozabad
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Uttar Pradesh#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uttar Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Firozabad
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Corporation
- Settlement.governing_body
- Firozabad Municipal Corporation
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Member of Parliament (MP)
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Shri Akshay Yadav Ji (SP)
- Settlement.leader_title2
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name2
- Kamini Rathore (BJP)
- Settlement.leader_title3
- Member of Legislative Council (MLC)
- Settlement.leader_name3
- Dr. Dilip Yadav (SP)
- Settlement.leader_name4
- IAS
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Municipal finance
- Glass industry
- Transport
- Water pollution
- Tourist attractions
- Lord Bahubali Jain Temple
- Villages
- Notes
- References
- External links
Firozabad () is a city near Agra in Firozabad district in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the centre of India's glassmaking industry and is known for the quality of the bangles and glassware produced here.
During the reign of Akbar, revenue was brought through the city, which was looted by the Afghans. Akbar sent his army led by the Mansab Dar, Firoz Shah, to make the city a cantonment to collect taxes and the city of Chandrawar was renamed as Firozabad after him. The tomb of Firoz Shah is located in the city. From early times, it had glass and bangle works, and small scale industry. The landowners of Firozabad hail from the Siddiqui, Sayed, Manihar, Pathan and the Hindu Rajput castes. Firozabad is located in north central India, in Uttar Pradesh, from Agra, from Shikohabad, from Etawah and around from New Delhi via Yamuna Expressway at the northern edge of the Deccan Plateau, at . It is located above sea level.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Firozabad” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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