Lyallpur
| Lyallpur | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 31.25°N, 73.05°E |
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| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Faisalabad |
| State/Province: | Punjab |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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Lyallpur was founded by the British.
Named after
It is named after Sir James Lyall, the Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab. In 1979, it was renamed as Faisalabad in honour of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia who died in 1975.
Clubs
Economy
Banks
- Imperial Bank of India (after 1920)
External links
- "The Lyalls in India" by Ihsan Aslam May 27, 2005 The Daily Times, now an archived page.
- Faisalabad Clock Tower 9 May, 2016. Radio Pakistan. It was completed in December, 1905