Faizabad

Faizabad itself boasts a huge assortment of attractive places and is also known for its hospitality. Major attractions in Faizabad include Gulab Bari, Bahu Begum Ka Maqbara, Company Gardens and many others. Apart from its history, the city is also famous for having proximity to the most religious city Ayodhya, which is the birth place of Lord Ram, the prominent Hindu deity.

Faizabad has an old airport named Faizabad Airport and it is use as flying school at Naka along National Highway 28 (NH28). No commercial scheduled flights operate in this Airport.

The nearest airport from Faizabad is Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport at Lucknow, about 128 kilometers from Faizabad. The Airport is well connected to other cities in India such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Agra, Chennai and Bangalore. From the Airport you can hire cabs or take a train to reach Faizabad.

The important tourist attractions of the place have been listed below.


Faizabad Attractions

	Gulab Bari Gulab Bari (literally meaning 'Garden of Roses') the Tomb of Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula is in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. This place has a good collection of roses of various varieties set by the sides of water fountains.
	Bahu Begum ka Maqbara Tomb of Queen Bride Begum Unmatuzzohra Bano alias Bahu Begum a memorial built for queen of Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula.
	Fort Calcutta Has remained a preferred sight for historians and photographers, thanks to its Mughal style of architecture supported by domes and minaretes, surrounding landscape and rich narratives.
	Guptar Ghat The Guptar Ghat has been constructed to provide worshipers to take a holy dip in River Saryu as well as perform the prayers as they wished.
	Company Gardens Company Gardens, a botanical garden is located on the banks of River Saryu, adjoining to Guptar Ghat. It was built during the British Rule for people to relax and passing time during evening.
	Faizabad Museum The Museum is one of the important places of tourist interests because of its wide spectrum of historical and mythical displays.
	Moti Mahal Residence of Bahu Begum at Faizabad, it is recognized by its magnificence as a building and the essence of the rich heritage of the Nawabi culture that existed in the city during the rule of the Mughals in India.
	Botanical Museum The Faizabad Botany Museum is a part of KS Saket Mahavidyalaya in Faizabad. Botany Museum, Faizabad has an elaborate display of most specimens that are related to directly or indirectly to botanical sciences.
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