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Faisalabad

Southern Asia

Faisalabad, formerly known as Lyallpur, is the second largest city and primary industrial center of the Pakistani province of Punjab, in the Rachna Doab of central Punjab. It is the third most populous city in Pakistan, established in the 1890s as a planned city. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
3,691,999 1
Area (sq km)
1330 1
Founding Year
1890 1
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
186 1
Latitude
31.41667 degrees north 1
Longitude
73.09111 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+05:00 2
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Associated With

Pakistan, Countries

Faisalabad is a city in Pakistan.

Source Faisalabad (Wikipedia)
Punjab, States or Territories

faisalabad is associated with punjab-pakistan.

Source Faisalabad (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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Sources
1. Faisalabad (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Article text
    In 2023 Pakistani census, the population of the city increased to 3,691,999.
  • Infobox, area
    Area Total 1,330 km2 (512 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    31.41667 degrees N 73.09111 degrees E
  • Infobox, elevation
    Elevation 186 m (610 ft)
  • Lead section
    Established in 1890s 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.
  • Introduction
    Faisalabad, formerly known as Lyallpur, is the second-largest city and primary industrial center of the Pakistani province of Punjab.
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2. GeoNames: Faisalabad - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1179400
    31.41554 73.08969 P PPLA2 PK 04 1179399 3800193 186 Asia/Karachi
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 186 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.25, 73.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.25, 73.25
31.25 73.25 BSh
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Wikidata: Faisalabad
  • Wikidata Q173985, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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