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

From BBC Jun. 5, 2024

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

Ahmad Jawid Mojadadi, a member of Badakhshan’s provincial council, confirmed Tuesday night that Faizabad had fallen.

From New York Times Aug. 10, 2021

Javed said that all but one of Badakhshan’s 28 districts have fallen into Taliban control while Faizabad, the provincial capital, is surrounded by the Taliban.

From Washington Post Jul. 5, 2021

On their decline, between 1840 and 1850, the family of the native Mírs was reinstated, and these now rule at Faizabad, under an acknowledgment, since 1859, of Afghan supremacy.

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

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