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Faizabad

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[fahy-zuh-bahd] / ˌfaɪ zəˈbɑd /

noun

  1. a city in E Uttar Pradesh, in N India: the ancient site Ayodhya, sacred to the Hindus, is nearby.


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The closure of clinics in villages has resulted in a surge of patients at the maternity ward of the main regional hospital in the provincial capital Faizabad.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025

After a long battle in Faizabad, government forces retreated to a neighbouring district, Jawad Mujadidi, a provincial council member from Badakhshan, told Reuters.

From Reuters ● Aug. 11, 2021

The officer in charge of the prison in Faizabad, Col.

From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2021

Hundreds of Afghan army, police and intelligence troops surrendered their military outposts and fled to the Badakhshan provincial capital of Faizabad, said Rahman.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2021

Wood, in 1838, found the whole country between Talikan and Faizabad nearly as depopulated as Marco found that between Kishm and Badakhshan.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Henry Yule

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