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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

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

He said Taliban fighters had taken most of the province and laid siege to Faizabad before launching an offensive on Tuesday.

From Reuters Aug. 11, 2021

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

From New York Times Aug. 10, 2021

In 1859 the Kataghan Usbegs were expelled; and Mir Jahander Shah, the representative of the modern royal line, was reinstated at Faizabad under the supremacy of the Afghans.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

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