Dera Ismail Khan

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city populated place

Dera Ismail Khan is a historic city in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, situated near the Indus River and serving as an important regional administrative and commercial center.

Aliases (2)
Statements (40)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city →
populated place →
administrativeFunction regional administrative center →
capitalOf Dera Ismail Khan District →
Dera Ismail Khan Division →
climateClassification BWh (Köppen) →
coordinateLocation 31.832°N 70.902°E →
country Pakistan →
demonym Dera Ismail Khan resident →
economicFunction regional commercial center →
elevationAboveSeaLevel 173 metres →
568 feet →
foundingCentury 15th century (as a settlement in Derajat region) →
hasAirport Dera Ismail Khan Airport →
hasClimate hot desert climate →
hasRiverPortHistory yes →
hasUniversity Gomal University →
historicalRegion Derajat →
historicalSignificance historic trading center on the Indus River →
isPartOf Dera Ismail Khan District →
Dera Ismail Khan Division →
languageUsed Pashto →
Saraiki →
Urdu →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Khyber Pakhtunkhwa →
locatedInCountrySubdivision former North-West Frontier Province →
locatedInGeographicRegion Dera Ismail Khan Division →
Indus River plain →
southern Pakistan →
locatedInRegion southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa →
locatedOnRiver Indus River →
officialLanguage Urdu →
population over 200000 →
over 250000 (urban agglomeration) →
reconstructionPeriod 19th century (British period) →
religionMajority Islam →
roadConnection connected by N50 National Highway →
connected by N55 Indus Highway →
timeZone Pakistan Standard Time →
utcOffset +5 →
Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa →
Seraiki →
hasMajorCity
Dera Ismail Khan ("Dera Ismail Khan District") →
capitalOf
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa →
hasCity
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ("Dera Ismail Khan Division") →
hasRegion
Dera Ismail Khan ("Dera Ismail Khan District") →
isPartOf
Gomal University →
locatedIn
Derawali →
primaryRegion
Zhob →
roadConnection
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