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Faizabad
- For the Faizabad in Tajikistan, see Faizabad, Tajikistan.
- For the Faizabad in Afghanistan, see Fayzabad, Badakhshan
Faizabad (
Hindi: फ़ैज़ाबाद,
Urdu:
فیض آباد) is a city and a
municipal board in
Faizabad district in the state of
Uttar Pradesh,
India. It is a city on the banks of river ghaghra Saryu in the state of
Uttar Pradesh,
India. Faizabad has a sister city
Ayodhya, considered to be the birthplace of
Lord Ram. Faizabad was the first capital of the
Nawabs of Awadh.
Asaf-ud-Daula, son of
Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula made
Lucknow the capital of Awadh. Faizabad and Ayodhya have a great heritage and have many monumental sites. The city of Ayodhya is known for its
Hindu temples. In Faizabad city there are many monuments of Nawabs, like tomb of Bahu Begum, Gulab-bari and many more. Ayodhya is also the birth place of first
Tirthankar of the
Jain religion,
Shri Rishabh Dev. He is known as the father of Jain religion. The legend of Awadh Umrao Jaan was born in Faizabad and her childhood name was Ameeran. Another legend and a great Hindi writer Mr. Radhika Prasad Tripathi was from this city, his work on Sai Data Sampraday was greatly admired.
