Firozabad

<!-- See WikiProject Indian cities for details -->Firozabad (Hindi: फ़ीरोज़ाबाद, Urdu: فیروزآباد) is a city in India, in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

The ancient name of this town was Chandwar nagar,it is said that once in riegn of , revenue was being brought through the city. it was looted by the people who lived here. Akbar when came across it . he sent his army comprising a unch named "firoz" to make the city a cantonment to improve thiefs who lived here.The tomb of this firoz is still present near bus stand, today also. From the earliest it was famous for glass and bangle works, and its related small scale industry is famous throughout the world. Due to underdeveloped industry, literacy rates are very low. The city suffers from child labour, low literacy, and pollution.

Firozabad is located in north central India, in western Uttar Pradesh state, 40&nbsp;km away from Agra and around 240&nbsp;km away from Delhi, at the northern edge of the Deccan Plateau, at . The height above sea level is 164&nbsp;meters (540&nbsp;ft).

The boundaries of Firozabad district touch Etah district in north and Mainpuri and Etawah districts in the east. The Yamuna river makes its southern boundary. The area of the district is about 0.8% of total area of Uttar Pradesh, and the population is 1.1% of the state's total population. Approximately 73.6% of the population lives in rural area. More than half of the workforce is engaged in...
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