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* Imperial Bank of India (after 1920)
 
* Imperial Bank of India (after 1920)
  
==Further Reading==
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==External links==
*[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_27-5-2005_pg3_4 "The Lyalls in India"], ''The Daily Times''.
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*[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"The Lyalls in India"] by Ihsan Aslam May 27, 2005 ''The Daily Times'', now an archived page.
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*[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
  
  
 
[[Category:Locations]]
 
[[Category:Locations]]
 
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
 
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]

Revision as of 05:43, 10 May 2016

Lyallpur
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 31.25°N, 73.05°E
Altitude:
Present Day Details
Place Name: Faisalabad
State/Province: Punjab
Country: Pakistan
Transport links

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

  • Chenab Club (1910) - Photos: 1, 2

Economy

Banks

  • Imperial Bank of India (after 1920)

External links