Fazilka — Travel Guide
Fazilka located at is part of Punjab. The city is located on Indo-Pak border and hence have faced many hardships during the time of partition and also during 1965 & 1971 wars between India and Pakistan. Previously a Muslim dominant area, Fazilka is now a secular area with both Sikhs, Hindus and Muslim residing in peace. It now has seven main Hindu temples. The area experiences an extreme climate with hot summers and cold winters. There are many tourist places attracting a number of tourists from across India. The famous Sutaj River flows by Fazilka and then entering Pakistan. Joint Indo-Pak retreat ceremony of BSF and Pak Rangers attracts a number of tourists every evening. The town has many small scale cottage industries. It is also a famous agricultural region producing some of the fines varieties of wheat and rice. The area was also once famous for its cotton production which is now tremendously decreased.
The best time to visit October to April.
BY FLIGHT
Fazilka does not have an airport. Nearest airport is Raja Sansi Airport.
Fazilka - 161 km away
BY TRAIN
You can easily get regular trains to Fazilka from other major cities of the country.
Fazilka is a recently formed municipal council in Punjab. The town was once a popular wool market. Fazilka is also very famous for tilla jutti- ‘a fancy shoes with lot of embroidered work’. Shopping in Fazilka without buying one is never complete. Apart from this Fazilka is a major produce of wheat, rice and fruits. It produces and sell some of the finest quality of wheat and rice. The markets of Fazilka are filled with different fruits especially kino which is a hybrid citrus fru
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