List of places in Faisalabad

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This is a list of all the notable places in the city of Faisalabad, the third most populous city in Pakistan. Faisalabad is also called the Manchester of Pakistan due its textile importance in Pakistan.[1] The city is known for its colonial heritage and its roots tracing back to the rule of the British Empire.[2]

The illuminated Clock Tower of Faisalabad
D Ground Park

City District

Towns

Since 2005, the administration of Faisalabad has been divided into eight tehsil municipal administration areas (TMAs):

Neighbourhoods

  • Amin Town, residential neighborhood on the Faisalabad Canal Expressway[3]
  • Batala Colony, residential neighborhood[4]
  • Civil Lines, Civil Lines neighborhood built during the British Raj for British civilian officers[5]
  • D Ground, commercial area[6]
  • Gatwala, commercial area[citation needed]
  • Ghulam Muhammad Abad, residential neighborhood[7][8]
  • Gobind Pura, residential neighborhood[9]
  • Gokhowal, residential neighborhood[10]
  • Gulbahar Colony, residential neighborhood in southern Faisalabad[11]
  • Gulberg, residential and commercial area[12][9]
  • Gulistan Colony, residential neighborhood[13]
  • Madan Pura, residential neighborhood on the Aziz Bhatti Expressway[14]
  • Manawala, residential neighborhood[15]
  • Mansoorabad, residential neighborhood[16]
  • Millat Town, residential neighborhood[17]
  • Motorway City, residential neighborhood[18]
  • Nishatabad, residential neighborhood[19]
Lyallpur Galleria

Points of interest

Colonial architecture

Modern architecture

Colonial buildings

Libraries

Museums

Shopping

Markets

The Faisalabad clock tower and its eight bazaars (markets) are still a major trading zone in the city today.[20] Each of the eight bazaars has a special name and is known for selling certain goods;[21]

  • Katchery Bazaar, named for the court (Katchery) is known for its mobile phone and accessory market.
  • Rail Bazar is a gold and cloth market.
  • Bhawana Bazaar supplies electrical and electronic goods.
  • Jhang Bazaar supplies fish, meat, vegetables and fruits.
  • Aminpur Bazaar supplies stationery and interior décor.
  • Kharkhana Bazaar is known for herbal medicines.
  • Gol Bazaar contains dry fruit, as well as wholesale soap, oil, and ghee shops.
  • Chiniot Bazaar is famous for allopathic and homeopathic medicinal stores, cloth, blankets, sofa cloth, and curtains. It also has poultry feed wholesale shops.
  • Montgomery Bazaar (also known as Sutar Mandi) is known for yarn and raw cloth trading.

Parks

Sports

Entertainment

Religious

Shrines

There are a number of Sufi Muslim sites in the city.[22]

  • Baba Noor Shah Wali - Graveyard Near Lorry Ada
  • Baba Lasoori Shah - Reegal Road, Jhang Bazaar
  • Baba Shah Saleem Peer Bahwal Haq - Peoples Colony no: 1.
  • Baba Qaim Sain - Mohallah Faizabad* Baba Rati Rata Wali Sarkar - 70 GB
  • Sufi Barkat Ali Ludhianwi - Dalowal Samundri Road
  • Darbar Baba Lal shah Chak - 46 GB samundri Road
  • Darbar e Ghousia
  • Darbar Imam Jalvi
  • Darbar Mahi Shah Sarkar
  • Darbar Sakhi Baba Malan Shah Qadir Qalandar Mast - Narwala Road
  • Darbar Syed Bahadur Ali Shah, 229-RB Makuana
  • Baba Gujjar Peer - Ghulam Muhammad Abad
  • Mohadas-e-Azam' Molna Saradr Ahmad - Jhang Bazaar
  • Rehmani Darbar Sharif
  • Sabri Darbar

Churches

Gurdwaras

  • Gurudwara Panjvin Patshahi Lyallpur[23]

Roads

Hospitals

See also

References

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