Transport

By Road

Faizabad is situated on National Highway 27 and has connectivity with Kanpur (213 km), Lucknow (127 km), Varanasi (202 km), Prayagraj (161 km) and Gorakhpur (165 km). The state government's Road Transport Service runs regular and frequent buses to and from these cities.

NH27 connects Lucknow to Barauni via Faizabad and Gorakhpur whilst NH330 connects Faizabad to Prayagraj via Sultanpur. Nawab Yusuf Road connects Faizabad to Varanasi via Jaunpur, NH330A connects Faizabad to Raebareli via Kumarganj, Ayodhya and Jagdishpur and NH 330 connects Faizabad to Bharich via Gonda, NH 330C is connected by Azamgarh to Faizabad via Ambedkar Nagar and Balrampur is connected by Faizabad via NH334 and Utraula and Mankapur connects Faizabad by SH14.

By Train

Ayodhya Cantt railway station: the Indian Railways network connects Faizabad directly with Kanpur (4 hours) Lucknow (3 hours), Varanasi (4 hours.) and Prayagraj (5 hours).

thumb|Faizabad railway station, Faizabad, Ayodhya district. In October 2021, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, decided to rename the station "Ayodhya Cantt railway station". Indian Railways approved the change on 2 November 2021.

Ayodhya Cantt Superfast Express is a train which runs weekly connecting Ayodhya Cantt railway station to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Mumbai. Its one of the two trains which runs between Faizabad to Mumbai the other one is Saket Express which runs twice a week. It is numbered as 22103/22104. Rameswaram - Faizabad Shraddha Sethu Express is a weekly Superfast Express connecting Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu and Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh. It takes nearly 3 days to reach the destination and one of the longest running train in India. A few mail express trains also connect Faizabad to Kolkata, New Delhi and Mumbai. In addition, the Faizabad-Delhi express runs daily from Faizabad to Delhi and Delhi to Faizabad, whilst a new railway line will be proposed from Lalganj to Faizabad via Raebareli Akberganj station.

Ayodhya Junction railway station: this is the second major railway station in Ayodhya district and is in Ayodhya city.

Acharya Narendra Dev Nagar railway station:

This station is another gateway to the city via rail and it lies in the heart of the city.

By Air

The nearest airports to Faizabad are Ayodhya International Airport (5 km) from the city centre, Lucknow International Airport (128 km), Prayagraj Airport (144 km) and Varanasi International Airport (200 km).

Places of interest

thumb|right|200px|Gulab Bari is the tomb of the third [[Nawab of Awadh, Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula in Faizabad]]

Gulab Bari: Literally meaning 'Garden of Roses', the tomb of Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula (third Nawab of Awadh), this place has a collection of roses of various varieties set by the sides of water fountains. Gulab Bari also houses a maqbara (Mausoleum) of Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula in the campus.

thumb|right|200px|Bahu Begum ka Maqbara (Bahu Begum's Mausoluem) in Faizabad

Bahu Begum ka Maqbara: ("the mausoleum of the queen bride")is the memorial built for the queen of Nawab Shujah-ud-Daulah, Unmatuzzohra Bano Begum. It is one of the tallest buildings in Faizabad and is an example of non-mughal Muslim architecture.

Guptar Ghat: The ghat (jetty) where Lord Rama is believed to have taken 'jal samadhi' (leaving the earth for 'Baikuntha', the divine abode of Lord Vishnu, by drowning himself). It has view of the Saryu River and its green banks and has several ancient temples.

Company Gardens : Adjoining Guptar Ghat, on the banks of River Saryu, is Company Gardens, a botanical garden built during British Rule. it has a well maintained, sprawling garden set amidst lush greenery. It also has an orchard spread over acres. Plants and Trees can also be bought here. The remains of the fort built by Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula after the battle of Buxar is also within walking distance.

Ghanta Ghar: The heart of Faizabad city, houses a clock tower (Ghanta means 'clock' in Hindi and Ghar is the Hindi word for 'house') in the middle of the city centre. All distances within the city are measured from this location. The place is also known as Chowk, which houses the main vegetable and spice market in the town.

Shringi Rishi Ashram: 35 km from Faizabad in Goshainganj is ashram of Sage (Rishi in Sanskrit/Hindi) Shringi. Shringi Rishi performed 'Putrakameshti Yajya' for King Dashrath of Ayodhya, after that Lord Rama and his three brothers were born. There is an ashram of Shringi Rishi situated at Sherwaghat near Mehbubganj 11 km from Goshainganj on the banks of Saryu river at Sherwa Ghat. A temple of Shringi Rishi, is also located at Sherwaghat, and a fair is held every year in May in his honour. A cave is also located in Ayodhya district near Mehbubganj Near Goshainganj where he is supposed to have stayed.

Maharshi Balmiki Ashram Babuapur : Named after the saint Maharishi Balmilki who wrote Ramayan in Sanskrit language in the time of Lord Rama. It is located 28 km from Faizabad city in Babuapur village directly connected with Dilasiganj.

Shopping places

thumb|right|200px|Faizabad Chowk, is the heart of the city.

Faizabad Chowk: Next to Ghanta Ghar, is the central market of Faizabad town. One can find vegetables, fruits and spices, jewellery shops, clothing and other retail.

Rikabganj: About a kilometre away from Chowk (towards Lucknow) lies the Rikabganj market which has a multitude of pharmacies. The market also has some seed shops which cater to the farmers of the adjoining regions.

Bajaja: (now known as Subhas Nagar)A place adjacent to Chowk towards Sultanpur Road holds a market for Clothes and garments. In Urdu Bajaja means cloth market. This area also holds major banks such as Union Bank of India, SBI and Allahabad Bank.

Fatehganj: This is a market mainly for wholesale grocery and other house hold items. This area is on the same road on which Bajaja falls. Hotel Krishna Palace is adjacent to the fountain near Ayodhya jail. This is the place which is near to Bus Station as well as Railway Station.

Education

thumb|right|200px|[[Avadh University]]

Universities

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  • Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University
  • Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology

Other Colleges

  • K.S. Saket P.G. College, which is on National Highway 28 between Faizabad and Ayodhya.

Sports

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium Loc: is an international standard sports complex being built on NH 330 (Faizabad to Sultanpur Road) in Ayodhya district. The new sports complex would have astro turf, synthetic track, olympic size swimming pool, cricket field, hostels and other required facilities. It is the part of multi crore Rs. project for sports complex by state government. The Lokayukta office has received a complaint from one Bhanu Pratap Singh of Ayodhya who has accused the minister of corruption in the construction of Ayodhya International stadium. According to the complainant, the sports minister had a nexus with former sports director Hari Om and former project manager R.D. Prasad and had deliberately delayed the construction of the 86 crore Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar stadium, paving the way for an escalation of costs to 1.50&nbsp;billion.

Notable people

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  • Begum Akhtar or Akhtari Bai Faizabadi, singer
  • Mir Anees, Urdu poet
  • Pooja Batra, actress
  • Brij Narayan Chakbast, nineteenth-century Urdu poet who is credited with the first translation of the Ramayana into Urdu
  • Abhishek Chaubey, Bollywood film director
  • Kathleen Crofton, an English dancer, was born is Faizabad
  • Narendra Deva, political theorist
  • Barry Hay, Dutch rock singer born in Faizabad
  • Indu Jain, owner of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd, Times of India Group, Forbes India's top 20 richest person
  • Vinay Katiyar, politician
  • Tariq Umar Khan, production designer, art director and film director in Bollywood
  • Akhil Kumar, Indian boxer and Olympian
  • Kunwar Narayan, Hindi poet
  • Francis Quinton, an English cricketer, was born Faizabad.
  • Manzoor Alam Quraishi, former Vice Chancellor, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University
  • Mirza Muhammad Rafi Sauda, born in Faizabad.
  • Ahmadullah Shah (1787–1858), Indian freedom fighter
  • Anushka Sharma, Bollywood actress
  • Lallu Singh, politician, won the 2014 and 2019 elections for the Faizabad (Lok Sabha constituency)
  • Ravindranath Tewari, former minister
  • Nivedita Tiwari, actress
  • Brij Bhushan Mani Tripathi, Indian Politician
  • Mitrasen Yadav, politician

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Surrounding districts

See also

  • Awadh
  • History of Uttar Pradesh

References

  • Official district web site