Firozabad is a city in India, in the state of Uttar Pradesh also known as the City of Glass Suhag Nagari.
The ancient name of this town was Chandwar Nagar. It is said that during the reign of Akbar the great, revenue was brought through the city, which was looted by the Rajpoot who lived there. Akbar sent his army led by a man named "Firoz" to make the city a cantonment to improve thieves who lived here. The tomb of Firoz is still present today. From early times, it was famous for glass and bangle works, and its related small scale industry is famous throughout the world. The city suffers[clarification needed] from low literacy and pollution. The landowners of Firozabad hail from the Sayed, Manihar, Pathan and the Hindu Rajput castes. Firozabad is located in north central India, in Uttar Pradesh, 40 km from Agra and around 240 km away from Delhi, at the northern edge of the Deccan Plateau, at 27°09′N 78°24′E. It is located 164 meters (540 ft). \ above sea level.
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 the 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 areas. More than half of the workforce is engaged in manufacturing activities. The city is also an important market centre. It has severe winter and summer seasons. Child labour is practised widely in this city.
Water problem
Since a few years, Firozabad has been suffering with a severe water pollution problem. The water has been polluted by the indiscriminate discharge of wastes by the industries, causing a literal water "crisis". The water has been tendered practically unusable. Citizens have no option but to install water purifiers at home and use packaged drinking water for consumption.
Air pollution
Air pollution by Firozabad's industries have been held responsible among other contributors for the corrosion of the famous Taj Mahal's white marble, due to acid rain and polluted air.
Noise pollution
Firozabad city is very much affected by unwanted honking horns of vehicles like bike, car, auto rickshaws, bus etc.
Market
Shastri Market located in heart of city, is a main shopping market in Firozabad where you can get all sort of shopping items. Raniwala Market is also a market located in the heart of city. It is owned entirely by Raniwala's, the family which also owns 6 Jain temples in the city. Raniwala trust is one of the prominent trusts in the city.
Tourist places
1- Jain Temple 2- Gopal Ashram; Hanuman temple 3- Baba Neem Karori temple & birthplace 4- Vaishnno devi temple 6- Shastri Market 7- Kela devi temple 8- Firozshah Tomb 9- Bohran Gali 10- Gali Imambara (Bangle's Market) 11- Chandravar gate 12- Eid Gah Masjid 13- Jama Masjid 14- Sufi Shah Tomb 15- Hajare Mahadev Mandir Sarsai Nawar
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firozabad
