FaizābādFaizabadalso spelled Fyzabadcity, eastern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It lies east of Lucknow, on the Ghāghara Ghaghara River. Faizābād Faizabad was founded in 1730 by Sādāt ʿAlī KhānKhan, the first nawab of Oudh (now Ayodhya), who made it his capital but spent little time there. The third nawab, Shujāʿ-udal-Dawlah, resided there and built a fort over the river in 1764; the mausoleums for him and his wife are located in the city. In 1775 the capital of Oudh was moved to Lucknow, and in the 19th century Faizābād Faizabad fell into decay.

Faizābād Modern-day Faizabad has good road and rail connections with Lucknow, AllahābādAllahabad, VārānasiVaranasi, and to other cities of northern India. The city’s Its industries include sugar processing and oilseed milling, and it is a trade centre for agricultural produce. The city has a A veterinary college and several museums are located there. The city of Ayodhyā Ayodhya (east) is a suburb. The area in which Faizābād Faizabad is situated consists of a strip of fertile, alluvial plain along the south bank of the Ghāghara Ghaghara River. Rice, sugarcane, wheat, and oilseeds are the principal crops. In the town of TandāTanda, southeast of FaizābādFaizabad, handloomed hand-loomed cotton cloth is manufactured for export. There is a hydroelectric power station near SohwālSohwal. Pop. (1991 prelim.2001) city144, 125,012705.