Until 1979 Faisalabad was formerly known LYALLUPUR. It is a city and
division of Punjab province. It is connected by air, rail and road
with Multan and Lahore and by air with Lahore and Karachi. When
founded in 1890, it was named after Sir Charles James Lyall,
lieutenant governor of the Punjab, It became headquarters of the Lower
Chenab colony and in 1898 was incorporated as a municipality.
Industries produce chemical fertilizer, synthetic fibers, drugs and
pharmaceuticals, canned products, ghee (clarified butter), oil, soap,
textiles, hosiery, sugar, and flour. It is also wholesale Market for
cloth and grain. Amenities include two parks, several schools,
Agriculture University Faisalabad (established 1961), and a number of
affiliated with the University of the Punjab. The chief crops are
wheat, cotton, and sugarcane.
140 kms west of Lahore is Faisalabad. It is known as the Manchester of
Pakistan because it is famous for its textile industry. The focal
point of this city is Ghanta Ghar Bazaar which connects eight bazaars.
Faisalabad is connected with the rest of the country by air, road and
rail.Faisalabad, formerly Lyallpur, city in north-east Pakistan, in
the Rechna Doab region of the Punjab. A rail and road junction, the
city lies in an area watered by the Lower Chenab Canal: cotton, wheat,
vegetables, and fruit are all grown in the region. It is an industrial
centre, having railway-repair shops, engineering works; and plants
that mill cotton, sugar, flour, and oilseed, can fruit, and pack tea.
Goods manufactured here include superphosphates, cotton and silk
textiles, hosiery, dyes, agricultural equipment, and ghee. Faisalabad
is the site of the University of Agriculture (1909). The city was
founded in the 1890s by Sir Charles James Lyall, chief commissioner of
the central provinces. Population (1981) 1,104,209.
Some Words about Faisalabad Stadium:
The Iqbal Stadium was the home of public floggings up until recent
years and is in an unforgiving city of pollution and heavy traffic.The
ground is a drab concrete bowl but is blessed with that most unusual
aspect of Pakistani cricket, namely large crowds for test matches.The
minaret of a mosque overhangs the scoreboard on one side and the call
to prayer during play makes it one of the most atmospheric grounds in
the country.The Iqual groundstaff normally produce a turning pitch
with good bounce but one that batsmen can prosper on, but visitors
beware!Faisalabad is a horrible place for touring teams with the late
afternoon smog and dust clogging the throat, which allied to the
absolute lack of any entertainment at night, makes the city one of the
most difficult venues in world cricket today.
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