City Details: Faisalabad
A few alternate names for Faisalabad are: Faisalabad, Faisalabada, Faisalabado, Faisalābād, Faisalābāda, Fajsalabad, Feisalabadas, Fejsalabad, Fejsalabade, LYP
Faisalabad, formerly known as Lyallpur, is the second-largest city and primary industrial center of the Pakistani province of Punjab. Located in the Rachna Doab of central Punjab, it is the third-most populous city in Pakistan. Established in 1892 as a planned city, the population of the city increased six times in the decade following the partition of British India as hundreds of thousands of East Punjabi Muslim immigrants settled the city.
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Faisalabad
General Information
- Official Name: Pakistan
- Common Name: Pakistan
- Population: 2506595
- Timezone: Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates: 31.41554, 73.08969
- Country Code: PAK
- Continent: Asia
Closest Airports to Faisalabad
- 1. Faisalabad International Airport (LYP), distance from city center: 10.62 km
- 2. Bhagatanwala Airport (BHW), distance from city center: 72.47 km
- 3. Mushaf Air Base (SGI), distance from city center: 81.05 km
Location of Faisalabad
Country Details
- Country: Pakistan
- Official Name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Capital: Islamabad
- Region: Asia
- Subregion: Southern Asia
- Population: 220,892,331
- Area: 881,912 km²
- Languages: English, Urdu
- Currency: Pakistani rupee (₨)
- Timezones: UTC+05:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Afghanistan
- China
- India
- Iran