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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

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

From Seattle Times Apr. 18, 2023

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

From Reuters Aug. 12, 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

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 Henry Yule

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