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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

But in the Faizabad constituency, where it is located, the BJP candidate lost.

From BBC

The family — a set of parents and their eight children — was reported dead in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan, said Mohammad Akram Akbari, director of the provincial natural disaster management department in the province, adding that rescue teams were only able to recover the mother’s body.

From Seattle Times

For decades Ayodhya city was part of Uttar Pradesh state’s Faizabad district.

From Seattle Times

Faizabad city, in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, on Wednesday became the eighth provincial capital to be seized by the Taliban.

From Reuters