Firozpur Jhirka

India
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Also known as: Ferozepur
Also called:
Ferozepur

Firozpur Jhirka, town, southeastern Haryana state, northwestern India. It is situated on a small fingerlike projection of land that is surrounded on the east, south, and west by Rajasthan state.

The town is said to have been founded by Fīrūz Shah III as a military outpost and was constituted a municipality in 1867. Connected by road with Gurugram (north) and with Alwar (southwest) in Rajasthan, it is an agricultural market centre. Industries include a distillery and ironware and metalware factories. Pop. (2001) 17,755; (2011) 24,750.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by Adam Zeidan.