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Faizabad

American  
[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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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

Earlier in a series of rapid advances the Taliban seized three more provincial capitals - the north-western city of Faizabad, Farah in the west, and the northern city of Pul-e-Khumri.

From BBC 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

The Mirza was but thirty-four days from Faizabad to Kashgar, and Faiz Bakhsh only twenty-five.

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

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