Faridabad

Faridabad is an ancient city finding its place on the map of India or Bharatvarsha as India was known by that name in the olden days since the year 1607. But it got its entry in official records only recently in the year 1979 when it became the 12th district of the state of Haryana. It is known through common facts that Baba Farid, a Sufi saint and the treasurer of Mughal king Jahangir founded the city in the year 1607. The city used to serve as an inn for the Pakistani refugees where they could rest while carrying out the important day to day business activities at the time of partition and then return back to their new homeland.

Faridabad was founded in A.D. 1607 by Shaikh Farid, treasurer of Jahangir, with the object of protecting the highway which passed through the town. Shaikh Farid built a fort, a tank and a mosque which are in runins. Later, it becomes the headquaters of a pargana which was held in jagir by the Ballabgarh ruler. The District Faridabad came on the map of Haryana on 15th August, 1979 as the 12th District of the state. The new District was carved out from erstwhile Gurgoan District. It is bounded by Union Territory of Delhi (National Capital) on its north, Palwal District in the south, Gurgaon District on the west and State of Utter Pradesh on its east. The river Yamuna separate the District Boundary on eastern side with UP State. Delhi-Agra National Highway No.2 (Shershah Suri Marg) passes through centre of District. There are three railway stations (viz. Faridabad Main, New Town and Ballabgarh) on the Delhi-Mathura triple track broad-gauge line of the Indian Railway.

Faridabad is well known for the amazing 15 day annual Surajkund crafts fair organized in the month February. This fair exhibits the great artworks of the artisans from different states of the country. In other words, we can say that the whole country unites in one ground to celebrate its diverse ethnicity and art. You can not only buy these artefacts but can also have a look at how they are created, as some of the artisans work on their masterpieces then and there. There are a lot many things