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Detailed explanation-1: -Faizabad, also spelled Fyzabad, city, east-central Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It lies on the Ghaghara River, about 75 miles (120 km) east of Lucknow.

Detailed explanation-2: -Faizabad (Hindustani pronunciation: [fɛːzaːbaːd]) is a city situated near the southern banks of Saryu river in Ayodhya district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The area of this Faizabad region is administered by Ayodhya Municipal Corporation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Faiz Baksh, (after whom Faizabad is named) a courtier in the Shuja-ud-Daula’s court. This book has been translated into English by Hamid Afaq Qureshi as ‘Memoirs of Faizabad’. Faizabad also finds a prominent and detailed mention in Guzashta Lucknow written by Abdul Halim Sharar.

Detailed explanation-4: -Located on the banks of River Ghaghara, Faizabad is drenched in the historic past of the nawabs of Awadh and makes for a great getaway from Ayodhya. Founded by Sadat Khan (1722 to 1739), the second nawab of Awadh, Faizabad is home to beautiful forts, mausoleums and mosques.