Best Tourist Places in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Best Tourist Places in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Faizabad city is located in the Faizabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The Ghaghra River flows through this district. The geographical coordinates puts the place at 26.78⁰N and 82.13⁰E. Faizabad spans over an area of 88 km². Temperature ranges from 35 ⁰C to 45 ⁰C in summer and in winter season the temperature ranges from 6 ⁰C to 25 ⁰C.

The onset of winter season from November till February is the best period to tour Faizabad.

History of Faizabad

According to ancient history, Faizabad was known as Saket which happened to be the palace of King Dashrath of the Ramayana era. In the Sanskrit language Saket means Heaven. But in the pre-colonial times, Faizabad became the first capital of the Nawabs of Awadh. Saadat Khan happened to be the first Nawab to rule Faizabad in 1722. He built his palace close to the city of Ayodhya. Developments in infrastructure took place under the reign of Nawab Shuja –Ud-Daula. The Nawab build a fort near the river Saryu. The city further prospered and its military power increased under the rule of Safdar Jang. In 1775, the Asaf-Ud-Daula moved the capital of his kingdom to Lucknow. Many monuments were built in and around the Faizabad city by the Nawabs. After the fall of the Nawab in the Faizabad region, in the year 1816, the British took control of the city.

Many historic national events took place in Faizabad. One such was the Sepoy Mutiny in 1857. The quit India movement and various other freedom struggles united the people of Faizabad. Such freedom struggles showed the patriotism in the people of Faizabad.

People & Culture of Faizabad

Faizabad offers a rich and diverse culture, with people from all caste, religion and sect residing throughout the city. One can come across people belonging to various religions such as Christianity, Hinduism, and Muslim. Urdu, Hindi and English are the languages spoken by the people in Faizabad, with Hindi being the local language.

Many festivals are celebrated in and around the city of Faizabad.

Food and Shopping at Faizabad

Tourist can avail a variety of delicacies prepared either from meat or vegetarian items . The local cuisine of this region is known as Awadhi cuisine. Most of the food has Persian influence. The manner in which the food is cooked is known as ‘Dum Pukht’.

The streets of Faizabad are filled with plenty of shops selling variety of exquisite products at a reasonable rate. Some of the famous shopping streets in Faizabad are mentioned below

Faizabad Chowk
Rekabgunj
Bajaja
Fatehganj

Tourist Places in Faizabad

There are plenty of religious places with magnificent architectures located in and around Faizabad city. Some of them are listed below

Chakra Harji Vishnu Temple

Located at the Guptar Ghat, the temple has footprints of Lord Ram.

Dasrath Bhavan

This temple is one of its kind with its entrance decorated in a variety of colors and music filled atmosphere.

Faizabad Museum

This museum exhibits various artifacts belonging to the past bygone era.

Bahu Begum Ka Maqbara

Built in the year 1816, this monument is dedicated to the queen of Shuja-Ud-Daula.

Company Gardens

This a botanical garden created during the British regime in Faizabad and is near to the banks of Saryu river.

There are other places of interest in Faizabad besides the one’s mentioned above. The names of such places are

Fort Calcutta
Shringi Rishi Ashram
Gulab Bari
Guptar Ghat
Military Temple
Moti Mahal
Ramjanamabhoomi
Ram Ki Paidi
Rishabhdev RajGhat Udyan
Tulsi Udyan Garden

Means of Commutation to Faizabad

Faizabad is well connected to various places in the country via roadways, railways and airways.

The distance of Faizabad, via road, from cities in the state of Uttar Pradesh and neighboring states are given below

Lucknow is located at a distance of 129 km
Kanpur is located at a distance of 215 km
Delhi is located at a distance of 625 km
Bhopal is located at a distance of 715 km
Kolkata is located at a distance of 883 km

Inter city transportation is facilitated by bus and Taxis.

Trains moving to and from Lucknow, Delhi, Varanasi and Allahabad pass through Faizabad railway station. Trains from rest of the parts of the country do stop at Faizabad railway station.

Faizabad is also connected by airways to the rest of the world. Lucknow airport which is located at a distance of 130km from Faizabad caters to flight arriving from Delhi and other cities in India.

Accommodation Options at Faizabad

There are three star, four star and five star hotels having elegant rooms for rent at Rs. 3000/- onwards and providing excellent services to tourists visiting Faizabad. Economy class hotels are also available where one stay at Faizabad at a charge of Rs. 450/- per day.