Dera Ghazi Khan
| Dera Ghazi Khan | |
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| Nickname(s): Dera | |
| Motto: Dera phullain da sehra دیرا پھلیں دا سہرا (Translation: Dera–the garland of flowers) | |
 Dera Ghazi Khan
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| Coordinates: 30°03′N 70°38′E / 30.050°N 70.633°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Dera Ghazi Khan District |
| Foundation of Old City | 1474 |
| Foundation of New City | 1910 |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 190,542 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| • Summer (DST) | +6 (UTC) |
| Postal code | 32200 |
| Dialling code | 064 |
| Acronym | DGK |
| Demonym | Derawal, Dervi |
| Website | No Official Website |
Dera Ghazi Khan (Urdu: ڈيره غازي خان), abbreviated as D. G. Khan, is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the headquarters of the Dera Ghazi Khan District and was formerly the centre of the Dera Ghazi Khan Division while that level of government existed.
Dera Ghazi Khan is located near the center of Pakistan, in Punjab Province. Due to its location, it was once proposed as the capital of Pakistan. It has beautiful and unique landscape including the Indus River, Green Fields, Pachad Desert and the Sulemaan Mountains.
Derajat eventually came into the possession of the Sikhs after the Sikh War in 1849 and was divided into two districts: Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Ismail Khan. General Courtland was appointed as first Deputy Commissioner of this District. Presently there are three revenue sub-division or tehsils of Dera Ghazi Khan District i.e. Dera Ghazi Khan Tehsil, Taunsa Sharif, and a tribal belt/political area spread along with western side of the district. Following flash floods in 1908 which partially destroyed the original city, in 1910, the present-day city was established around 10 miles (16 km) away from the old town near Drahma.
After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while many Muslims refugees from India settled down in the Dera Ghazi Khan District. Many Hindus and Sikhs from Dera Ghazi Khan settled in Delhi found Derawal Nagar along with the migrants from Dera Ismail Khan. Similarly, Muslims from different parts of India migrated to Pakistan and settled in different cities of Pakistan including Dera Ghazi Khan. This further increased the cultural diversity of Dera Ghazi Khan.
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