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... town and district , Punjab state , northwestern India , 5 mi from the Pakistani border . The town is headquarters of the district . Firozpur , lying at a major junction of Indian and Pakistani rail lines , is a trade centre and ...
... town and district , Punjab state , northwestern India , 5 mi from the Pakistani border . The town is headquarters of the district . Firozpur , lying at a major junction of Indian and Pakistani rail lines , is a trade centre and ...
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... town surrounded by a wide rural belt ; ( 3 ) the accommodation of residents , industry , and agriculture ; ( 4 ) the limitation of the ex- tent of the town and prevention of encroach- ment upon the rural belt ; and ( 5 ) the natural ...
... town surrounded by a wide rural belt ; ( 3 ) the accommodation of residents , industry , and agriculture ; ( 4 ) the limitation of the ex- tent of the town and prevention of encroach- ment upon the rural belt ; and ( 5 ) the natural ...
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... town , was created a royal burgh in 1130. Lying in the direct route of English invaders from the south , the town was burned by forces from across the border in 1216 and again in 1244. Part of the famous 14th - century red and gray ...
... town , was created a royal burgh in 1130. Lying in the direct route of English invaders from the south , the town was burned by forces from across the border in 1216 and again in 1244. Part of the famous 14th - century red and gray ...
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