Faisalabad
city in Punjab, Pakistan
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Summary
Faisalabad is a city[1]. Faisalabad ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,276 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Faisalabad District[3]
- Country: Pakistan[4]
- Official language: English[5], Urdu[6]
- Named after: King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Kobe[8], Manchester[9]
- Legislative body: Faisalabad Municipal Corporation[10]
- Postal code: 38000[11]
- Commons category: Faisalabad[12]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:00[13]
- Said to be the same as: Lyallpur[14]
- Local dialing code: 041[15]
- Inception: 1892[16]
- Official website: http://www.faisalabad.gov.pk/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Faisalabad[18]
- Commons gallery: Faisalabad[19]
- Population: 3,203,846[20], 2,008,861[21]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of the Faisalabad[22]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23]
- Capital of: Faisalabad District[24], Faisalabad Division[25]
- Official name: فیصل آباد[26], Фейсалабад[27]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Faisalabad[28]
- Demonym: Faisalabadi[29], فیصل آبادی[30], ਫ਼ੈਸਲਾਬਾਦੀ[31]
- Native label: ਫ਼ੈਸਲਾਬਾਦ[32], فیصل آباد[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Faisalabad[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 184 m[35]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Faisalabad covers an area of 1269.094174 km²[36].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Faisalabad include Faisalabad International Airport[37], an international airport[38], in Pakistan[39].
Why It Matters
Faisalabad has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Faisalabad is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for Faisalabad include Faisalabad International Airport[37], an international airport[38], in Pakistan[39].