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|coordinates= [https://www.google.com/maps/place/31°25'45.0%22N+73°04'44.0%22E/@31.429167,72.0283215,8z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d31.429167!4d73.078889?hl=en 31.429167°N, 72.0283215°E]|altitude= 184 m (605 ft)
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faisalabad Faisalabad]
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]
|transport= [[North Western Railway]]
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'''Lyallpur''' was founded by the headquarters of the Lyallpur District, [[Punjab]] during the Britishperiod. It is was named for 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==
* Chenab Club (1910) - Photos: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/8984406@N07/5539819006/ 1], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/8984406@N07/5539817754/ 2]
==Present nameEconomy==In 1979, it was renamed as [[Faisalabad]] in honour of King Faisal ===Banks===* Imperial Bank of Saudi Arabia who died in 1975.India (after 1920)
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120711233729/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_27-5-2005_pg3_4 "The Lyalls in India"] by Ihsan Aslam May 27, 2005 ''The Daily Times'', now an archived page.
*[http://www.radio.gov.pk/09-May-2016/faisalabad-clock-tower Faisalabad Clock Tower] 9 May, 2016. Radio Pakistan. It was completed in December, 1905
==Further Reading=Historical books on line===*[http://wwwdsal.dailytimesuchicago.com.pkedu/reference/gazetteer/defaultpager.asphtml?pageobjectid=story_27-5-2005_pg3_4 "The Lyalls in India"DS405.1.I34_V16_230.gif Lyallpur Town], ''The Daily Times''Imperial Gazetteer<br>[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/257/mode/1up Sir James Lyall] Dictionary of Indian Biography
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