"FAISALABAD - The City where I Spent My Childhood" Faisalabad by Pakistaniguy

Faisalabad Travel Guide: 24 reviews and 23 photos

Having lunch in 4 star Serina Hotel - Faisalabad

Industrial Capital of Pakistan

Faisalabad formerly known as 'Lyallpur' city is the third largest city of Pakistan with an estimated population around 1,977,246 in 1998.

It is situated in the North Eastern Part of Pakistan. Faisalabad is in a cotton and wheat growing Area.

It is also an important transportation and commercial center, especially for grains, cloth, and ghee (clarified butter). Manufactures include textiles, pharmaceuticals, chemical fertilizer, bicycles, textile machinery, hosiery, flour, sugar, vegetable oil, and soap.

The city was founded by Sir James Lyall c.1895 and named in his honor. Punjab Agricultural University, several colleges affiliated with the University of Punjab, and numerous experimental farms and cattle-breeding stations are in Faisalabad.

It is still emerging as a modern city of 21st century but nowdays it is going through a phase when places change from big villages to modern cities and it can be seen from all the buildings and sites in Faisalabad. This is one of the interesting features of this city.

I visited this city thrice this year. Now lets continue our virtual trip to Pakistan's Third largest city.

Pros and Cons

Pros:A true example how Pakistanicities converted from bigger villages to main cities.
Cons:Industrial city, very few sight seeing places, In comparision with other Pakistani cities there is not much history of this city.
In a nutshell:Its the thrid largest city of Pakistan and but it not something must see. If you are travel by train then u may add one day trip to Faisalabad.

Last visit to Faisalabad: Mar 2003
Intro Updated Jan 9, 2004
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Reviews (9)

Enjoy the food ! Restaurants (4)

Chicken Prawns Sause to be served alongwith Rice. more travel advice

Swiss_Spirit (Christof) sitting in the restaurant. - Faisalabad

Best Chinese Restaurant Restaurants (4)

My friend from Zürich, Swiss_Spirit (Christof) sitting in the restaurant and waiting for the food to be served. more travel advice

Swiss_Spirit (Chris) and my papa entering restnt. - Faisalabad

Best Chinese Restaurant in Faisalabad Restaurants (4)

The Entrance of the restaurant is very nice. It is decorated by the Chinese decorations and there is a little garden... more travel advice

Save your Stomach ! Warnings and Dangers (1)

In Fsd, one of the major problem which tourist face is the unclean drinking WATER ! make 101% sure u drink clean Nestle... more travel advice

Transportation (1)
Always be Careful about the TRAFFIC

Hotels (3)
See All Best Place to Stay in Faisalabad

Comments (7)

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iampaki Jan 2, 2006 at 6:45 AM

faislabad is it is a bit untidy wat do u think ???? . faislabad has good sight seeing places ....like the local shops and ols houses......and universities...so i would just want to say the the best city in the world could posssibly make is ISLAMABAD
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piccolina Jul 9, 2003 at 2:40 AM

Another good page Umer, ....but how many chinese restaurant..!!..:-)))
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najamrulz Jul 5, 2003 at 2:31 AM

excellent umer, i m still xploring ur pages. this one on fsd is good too. do'nt u think daewoo's service rwp-fsd is good? coz u mentioned that never come there by bus :)
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broad56 Jun 5, 2003 at 6:31 PM

Very informative page, congratulation for your extensive work, on all your pages! Thank you very much!
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Amitu Apr 29, 2003 at 12:35 PM

These are some great VT pages, Umer- lets hope the Indo-Pak conflict gets resolved and fellow countrymen can travel safely
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AndyRG Apr 1, 2003 at 3:10 AM

Useful information (as about saving the stomach...), but we would like to see even more about the city and its sightseeings...
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nepalgoods Mar 30, 2003 at 12:49 AM

Great tips! But: are there no "Must See" place in Faisalabad??