Fatahabad Tourism, Haryana India
(Fatahabad is also known as Fatehabad)
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Fatahabad Fast Facts
- State: Haryana
- District: Fatehabad
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- Population: 942,011
- Religions: Hindu, Muslim
- Area: 2490 km square
- Altitude: 212 m
- Language: Hindi, Haryanabi
- Best Season: October to March
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- Local Transport: Bus, Taxi, Auto Riksaw
- Pincode: 125120
- STDCode: 1667
Fatahabad, India Overview
Fatehabad district is one of the districts of the state of Haryana. District Fatehabad is located in the south western part of Haryana. It is surrounded by Punjab in North, district Hisar in south, district Jind in East and Rajasthan and district Sirsa in the West. The geographical area of the district is 2520 sq.km. which is 5.4 % of the state share.
The district derives its name from its headquarters town Fatehabad The town was founded by Firuz Shah Tughlak in the 14th century. He named it after his son Fateh Khan, as Fatehabad.The Fatehabad district was carved out of Hisar district on 15-07-1997.
Fatehabad Raod is not only famous for tourist place even local people also love to mooch around here. There are famous malls available for shopping purposes also here you can watch movies in multiplexes. It is very near to hospital as well. It is a very peaceful place in comparison to other areas. There is no sound of traffic to irritate you.
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Fatahabad, India History
The district derives its name from the headquarters town Fatehabad. The town was founded by Firoz Shah Tughlak in the 14th century. He named it after his son Fateh Khan, as Fatehabad. The Fatehabad district was carved out of Hisar district on 15 July 1997.
Aryans at first on the banks of the rivers, the Saraswati and the Drishadvati, and in the course of their expansion covered a wider area of Hissar and Fatehabad. The area was probably included in the kingdom of Pandavas and their successors. Panini mentions quite a few towns of the region Aisukari, Taushayana (Tohana) and Rori which have been identified with Hissar, Tohana and Rori, respectively. According to Puranas, the areas of Fatehabad district remained a part of Nanda Empire. The discovery of Ashokan pillars at Hissar and Fatehabad shows that the area of the district remained a part of Mauryan empire. The people of Agroha area assisted Chandra Gupta Maurya in the war against Greeks.