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  Faizabad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Faizabad is a city on the banks of river Saryu in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Faizabad has a sister city Ayodhya, birthplace of Lord Ram.
Faizabad was the fist capital of Nawabs of Oudh.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Faizabad   (1267 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Faizabad
The foundation of Faizabad was laid by Saadat Khan, the second Nawab of Awadh.
Faizabad is a place of sugar refineries and mills for extracting oil from seeds.
Faizabad is a small developing city, here you can have fun of both the worlds of the town as well as the village if you go outside the city you will find lots of fields with plenty of crops.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Faizabad   (1565 words)

  
 RNW: Faizabad TV: Symbol of Resistance
Faizabad TV, the only television station in Afghanistan, a nation of 16 million people, begins another 2-hour daily transmission to a potential audience of less than 60,000.
Faizabad TV is located on the hills that rise sharply above the old city of Faizabad, the capital of the most remote part of Afghanistan.
Faizabad TV was established in 1987, during the Soviet occupation.
www.radionetherlands.nl /features/media/dossiers/afghanistan001020.html   (627 words)

  
 The New Yorker: Fact   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Faizabad is the capital of Badakhshan Province, which shares a mountainous border with Tajikistan on the north and Pakistan on the east.
Faizabad seems like a medieval city, and Rabbani's place in it is similar to that of a theocratic vizier or khan.
Faizabad is full of conspiracy theories and skeptical glosses on events, and Walid was not the only person who told me a version of the story of Rabbani's alleged complicity in Massoud's murder.
www.newyorker.com /fact/content/articles/011105fa_FACT1   (6475 words)

  
 Faizabad: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Faizabad is a city on the banks of river Saryu in the state of Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh quick summary:
Ayodhya () is an ancient city of india, the old capital of awadh, in the faizabad district of uttar prades...
Awadh (also known to the british as oudh) is a region in the center of the indian state of uttar pradesh....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fa/faizabad.htm   (327 words)

  
 Faizabad
The city of Faizabad originally known as Fyzabad, is situated in Eastern India, in Uttar Pradesh State, on the bank of River Saryu, about 130 k.m.
He built the Chowk in 1765 and subsequently built the Anguribagh and Motibagh to the south of Faizabad and Asafbagh and Bulandbagh to the west of the city.
The glory of Faizabad finally eclipsed with the shifting of capital from Faizabad to Lucknow by Nawab Asaf-ud-daula.
www.faizabad.nic.in /faiintro.htm   (597 words)

  
 Nancy Hatch Dupree. An Historical Guide To Afghanistan. Takhar and Badakhshan
The young men and most of the flocks travel along trails high in the mountains, but still, those kept with the caravans for daily supplies of milk and cheese and a pound or two of wool to be exchanged for some luxury sighted en route, choke the roads.
Faizabad is also known for its high quality cumin, and for walnuts and apricots.
Faizabad, meaning Blessed Abode, takes its name from the fact that in 1691 the Cloak of the Prophet Mohammad was brought to this recently established capital of Mir Yar Beg, one of a long succession of independent rulers in Badakhshan.
www.zharov.com /dupree/chapter28.html   (4210 words)

  
 Faizabad Tourism,Faizabad India Tourism Guide,Tourism Info on Faizabad Uttar Pradesh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Even though it is not as ancient as the neighbouring town of Ayodhya, Faizabad shot into prominence in the 18th century AD,when it became the seat of power of the Nawabs of Oudh.
Situated on the left bank of the Ghaghara River, Faizabad was once the capital of the Nawabs of Oudh.
In fact, Faizabad has a number of attractions and could easily stand on its own were it not overshadowed by the famous Ayodhya.
www.indiasite.com /uttarpradesh/faizabad.html   (620 words)

  
 Faizabad
Two convoys carrying a total of 300 MT of food are scheduled to arrive in Faizabad by 16 November 2001.
A survey in Faizabad city, Badakhshan Province, was conducted in June 2003 by HealthNet International to collect data on the impact of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Disarmament of the 338th Brigade in Faizabad began 15 August 2004.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/afghanistan/faizabad.htm   (732 words)

  
 Faizabad District in India
The district of Faizabad is situated in Uttar Pradesh, on the banks of the Sarayu.
Faizabad receives an average annual rainfall of 1,035 mm and the climate is pleasant throughout the year.
The birthplace of Lord Ram, Ayodhya, is a part of Faizabad District.
www.india9.com /i9show/17597.htm   (101 words)

  
 Vajpayee takes the train to Faizabad
People lined up on both sides of the 16 km stretch from Katra to Faizabad and anxiously waiting children perched on rooftops and trees along the route to have a close glimpse of the special train decorated with flowers, garlands and bouquets.
Faizabad town was placed under heavy security cover for the PM's visit and the residents had a tough time with restrictions on free movement of vehicles.
Local people said that so far Faizabad has witnessed over half-a-dozen prime minister's visits and such security  arrangements are not new for them.
www.rediff.com /news/2004/feb/07train.htm   (349 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Faizabad, town, India (South Asia Political Geography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Faizabad or Fyzabad[both: fI´zubad] Pronunciation Key, town (1991 pop.
Faizabad was the capital (1724–75) of the kingdom of Oudh (1724–1856).
The mausoleum (c.1816) of a royal consort is in the city.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/F/FaizabdInd.html   (189 words)

  
 Faizabad - The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition - HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
sodic soils representative of Mirzapur, Faizabad, Ghazipur, and Ballia districts of Uttar...
Jivanthpur (Mirzapur district), Kumarganj (Faizabad district), Nandganj (Ghazipur district...
confined to the upper 90 cm in Mirzapur and Faizabad, and to the upper 150 cm in Ghazipur...
www.highbeam.com /ref/doc0.asp?docid=1E1:FaizabdAfg   (438 words)

  
 rediff.com: Faizabad indifferent to Ayodhaya crisis
In Faizabad, their brothers in arms allay your apprehensions, tell you there is nothing to worry about.
Demographically, you would think that Faizabad is ripe for communal tension -- 60 per cent of the populace is Hindu, 40 per cent is Muslim.
Typically, in towns that are so sharply divided between the two communities, you find a Muslim quarter and a Hindu quarter, sharply demarcated with the members of one group not venturing into the turf of the other.
www.rediff.com /news/2002/mar/13ayo4.htm   (719 words)

  
 Flare-up at midnight
So when a mob of some 150 people set fire to the few Muslim homes and their livestock on the night of January 26, it was a shock.
The chairman of the Babri Masjid Action Committee of Faizabad and Ayodhya, Mohammad Yunus Siddiqui, said that had the administration been alert, the arson could have been prevented.
Even at the peak of the Ram Janambhoomi agitation and the campaign around it, Faizabad district was remarkably peaceful.
www.flonnet.com /fl2303/stories/20060224003803200.htm   (1359 words)

  
 News Headlines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Sept 23 (AFP) - Electoral worker Ghul Jan Harimya is too frightened to travel in a United Nations car, while award-winning doctor Hajira Zia no longer dares to visit the offices of foreign aid agencies.
Less than a month ago Faizabad, a sleepy northeastern town in the remote, mountainous province of Badakhshan, was known as the "safest place in Afghanistan" for foreign aid workers.
Tribal elders in Faizabad and the surrounding districts have written to local authorities calling for a ban on Afghan women working for foreign aid agencies in Badakhshan.
www.shuhada.org /news/daily/040923_1.htm   (740 words)

  
 Changing scene
Moreover, he is impossible to ignore because of the energy and zeal he brings to his campaign and the various debts of honour he is known to call in at election time.
Gone is the lack of purpose and direction so evident in 1996, when the C ongress(I) gave the ticket to a local college teacher best known for his manic advocacy of the temple project at Ayodhya.
The energetic c ampaign mounted by the Congress(I) in Faizabad strongly conveys the impression of a party that senses a dramatic - and imminent - reversal of fortunes.
www.hindu.com /fline/fl1620/16200080.htm   (2353 words)

  
 ChannelTimes.com > News > People-Business > Faizabad, Meerut Channels See an Ally in DI-Narc
The Discover India-New Age Resellers Conference (DI-Narc) meets held at Meerut and Faizabad on 30th December, 2003 and 3rd January, 2004 were an educating experience for the participating 91 and 45 resellers, respectively.
As Faizabad is close to the Nepal border, gray market products are aplenty here and in great demand as they come cheaper.
For both Faizabad and Meerut resellers, DI-Narc was a window to the latest developments in the computer technology world outside their channel, which brought to their doorstep what was till now only a distant reckoning.
www.channeltimes.com /channeltimes/jsp/index.jsp?section=News&subsection=People-Business&subsection_code=1&file=template0.jsp&storyid=902788   (700 words)

  
 Focus on warlordism in northeast   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In Badakhshan, despite the support of a 200 strong NATO-led group of international peacekeepers stationed in Faizabad, local police are often unable to defuse local feuds and disputes between armed groups.
While in Spingul valley, three hours north of Faizabad, a woman suspected of adultery, was stoned to death in mid April, with a local commander purportedly being influential in passing the death sentence.
While authorities in the area prepare themselves for parliamentary elections in September, the fact that most of the candidates are either warlords or extremist clergy loyal to these commanders remains a source of serious concern.
www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=47424   (1647 words)

  
 Googlism what is faizabad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
faizabad is one of the poorest cities in a country that already ranks among the world's poorest nations
faizabad is the area that lies adjacent to the cloverleaf interchange on the islamabad highway
faizabad is perched at the base of the majestic hindu kush and could pass from a distance for a scenic ski resort
www.googlism.com /what_is/f/faizabad   (520 words)

  
 Ayodhya Diary : Communalism and Common Public by Raghuvanshmani   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The general public of Faizabad and Ayodhya is not in support of such arousing communal ceremonies leading to hatred and violence.
The borders of Faizabad are sealed with the view of keeping the VHP karsevaks away from the site of trouble.
The population of Faizabad is mixed one with Hindu and Muslims living together.
www.sacw.net /new/raghuvanshmaniOct152003.html   (561 words)

  
 Islamic Voice - DHU'L QADAH / DHU'L HAJJ
Faizabad and Ayodhya, situated on the bank of the river Ghaghra, are educationally backward districts of Uttar Pradesh.
Encountering misery at large scale in these areas, three educational societies of Faizabad, working in cohesion, conducted an educational and economic survey of Muslims in the urban and rural areas of Faizabad, in 1998.
The societies accepted the challenge, and Faizabad Literacy Project was launched quietly, without much fanfare, with the establishment of three primary schools in 1999.
www.islamicvoice.com /april.2004/development.htm   (820 words)

  
 Ayodhya
Ayodhya is 130 km east of Lucknow and 6 km from Faizabad.
The town of Faizabad is 6 km from Ayodhya.
There are frequent tempos and buses shuttling along the highway from Faizabad to Ayodhya.
www15.brinkster.com /amdou/tourism/ayodhya.html   (606 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Faizabad district officials claimed normal life was unaffected as shops and business establishments remained open and transport plied as usual.
Official sources said raids had been conducted on several temples in which the activists were believed to have taken shelter for the night.
The authorities have decided to detain the rallyists in the “blue zone”, comprising Barabanki, Sultanpur and other districts adjoining Ayodhya and Faizabad, and not permit them to enter the temple town.
www.telegraphindia.com /1031012/asp/nation/story_2453136.asp   (445 words)

  
 WHO AFGHANISTAN PRESS RELEASE NO.11   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The second phase of the Faizabad City Water Supply Project was officially inaugurated on May 10, 2000 by the Provincial Governor of Badakhshan during a ceremony.
The Faizabad Mayor, community leaders and WHO design engineer in their speeches in the ceremony stressed on the significance of safe drinking water.
The first phase of the Faizabad City water Supply Project which was completed provided safe drinking water to the Faizabad Old City through constructed pipe lines drawn from springs located about 1,000 meters above the City level in the mountains at a distance of 6km from the Faizabad City.
www.emro.who.int /emrinfo/countrynews/Afg/PressRelease11.htm   (349 words)

  
 Hindustantimes.com - the name India trusts for news   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Bottom: A rock marks the spot in Faizabad where the hermit was cremated.
There is too much in common between Bhagwanji, a hermit who died in Faizabad in 1985, and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
At the end of a July to August investigation in 2001, HindustanTimes.com had concluded that 'Netaji's death in the August 18, 1945 air crash in Taiwan was a decoy to mislead the pursuing Allied forces.
www.hindustantimes.com /news/specials/Netaji/roadends.shtml   (808 words)

  
 Dans le meilleur des mondes possibles :: Faizabad :: November :: 2005
Unlike its sister Khorog, Faizabad in Afghanistan is not a particularly green city.
The road to Faizabad is only slightly better than the road to Khorog, and that only because it’s not as high in the mountains.
Going to Faizabad gives me an excuse to listen to that song, and I listened to it about ten times using my Nokia 6230i, which I absolutely love.
candide.blogsome.com /2005/11/22/faizabad   (851 words)

  
 Afghanistan: ICRC opens new physical rehabilitation centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The new facility, which began operation on 14 August in Faizabad, capital of the northern province of Badakhshan, will help landmine victims and other disabled people by providing physiotherapy, rehabilitation, artificial limbs and orthopaedic appliances free of charge.
"Patients from the Faizabad area used to travel to the ICRC centre in Mazar-i-Sharif, but when the front lines shifted north they could no longer get there and were left without treatment." The ICRC started flying patients from Faizabad to Kabul in 1995.
There are currently some 2,000 potential patients in and around Faizabad, but the ICRC centre expects to receive additional wounded civilians and soldiers coming from front-line areas, where there is a constant risk of injury from landmines and unexploded ordnance.
www.icrc.org /Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/57JR8R   (319 words)

  
 Faizabad's former DM appears before court, The Milli Gazette, Vol.6 No.06, MG124 (16-31 Mar 05)
He also told that when he was posted as DM of Faizabad he sought the entire information about the (Vivadit Isthal) disputed place and he did oversee the disputed place for hundreds of times.
He further admitted that in the gazetteer of Faizabad published by HR Navill in 1905 it was mentioned that Babar had come to Ayodhya and stayed there for about a week but he did not accept this assertion to be correct.
He denied the suggestion that his statements were against the white-paper of the government of India (1993) and it was admitted by him that the letter sent by the then DM of Faizabad, KK Nayyer in Dec. 1949 was seen by him during his tenure as DM of Faizabad.
www.milligazette.com /Archives/2005/16-31Mar05-Print-Edition/163103200514.htm   (1575 words)

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