Lyallpur

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Lyallpur
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Presidency: Bengal
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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.

Name after

It is named for Sir James Lyall, the Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab.

Present name

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

Further Reading