Firozpur (or Ferozepur, Ferozepore) is city and district in Punjab, India. The city (1991 pop. 78,738) lies on the Sutlej River, near the Pakistani border and is a transportation hub and administrative center, founded by Firuz Shah Tughluq (1351-88), sultan of Delhi. Cotton and grain are traded, and there is some light manufacturing; the city has three colleges. This article details the Indian state of Punjab. ... The Sutlej is a river that flows through Northern India, with its source in Tibet. ... Firuz Shah was a Muslim ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty (1351 - 1388). ... Cotton is a soft fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, a shrub native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old World and the New World. ... The word grain has several meanings, most being descriptive of a small piece or particle. ...

The District of Firozpur comprises an area of 11 142 sq km. The surface is level, with the exception of a few sand-hills in the south and south-east. The country consists of two distinct tracts that liable to annual fertilizing inundations from the Sutlej, the only river, which runs along the north-western boundary. The principal crops are wheat, barley, millet, gram, pulses, oil seeds, cotton, tobacco, &c. The manufactures are of the humblest kind, consisting chiefly of cotton and wool-weavin and are confined entirely to the supply of local wants. The other important towns and sea of commerce are Fazilka, Dharmkot, Mof, and Muktsar. Owing principally to the dryness of its climate (apart from annual rains in September and October), Firozpur has the reputation of being an exceptionally healthy district.

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