Faizabad (Hindustani pronunciation: [fɛːzaːbaːd]) is a city located in Ayodhya district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

According to The Imperial Gazetteer of India, "[w]hen Saadat Khan was appointed governor of Oudh he built a hunting lodge 4 miles west of Ayodhya [in 1730[6]], then the head-quarters of the province.

Gardens were laid out and shops sprang up in the neighbourhood, and during the time of his successor Safdar Jang the name Faizabad was first applied.

It is considered to be one of the finest buildings of its kind in Avadh, which was built at the cost of three lakh rupees by her chief advisor Darab Ali Khan.

From the date of Bahu Begum's death in 1815 until the annexation of Avadh, the city of Faizabad gradually fell into decay.

Faizabad also finds a prominent and detailed mention in Guzashta Lucknow written by Abdul Halim Sharar.

[9] Ashfaqulla Khan was hanged in Faizabad jail on 19 December 1927 for his role in the Kakori Train robbery on 9 August 1925.

Typical of the central plains of India, Faizabad has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa).

More than 85 per cent of the annual rainfall of 1,100 millimetres or 43 inches falls during the southwest monsoon from June to September.

The state government's Road Transport Service runs regular and frequent buses to and from these cities.

Shringi Rishi performed 'Putrakameshti Yajya' for King Dashrath of Ayodhya, after that Lord Rama and his three brothers were born.

There is an ashram of Shringi Rishi situated at Sherwaghat near Mehbubganj 11 km from Goshainganj on the banks of Saryu river at Sherwa Ghat.

A temple of Shringi Rishi, is also located at Sherwaghat, and a fair is held every year in May in his honour.

Maharshi Balmiki Ashram Babuapur  : Named after the saint Maharishi Balmilki who wrote Ramayan in Sanskrit language in the time of Lord Rama.

It is located 28 km from Faizabad city in Babuapur village directly connected with Dilasiganj.

Bajaja: (now known as Subhas Nagar)A place adjacent to Chowk towards Sultanpur Road holds a market for Clothes and garments.

The new sports complex would have astro turf, synthetic track, olympic size swimming pool, cricket field, hostels and other required facilities.

Prasad and had deliberately delayed the construction of the ₹ 86 crore Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar stadium, paving the way for an escalation of costs to ₹ 1.50 billion.