Dera Ismail Khan
city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Place details
- Locality
- ڈیره اسماعیل خان
- Region
- خیبر پختونخوا
- Country
- پاکستان
- Population
- 763,195
- Timezone
- Asia/Karachi
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Shakhi Gate, Kulachi, District Dera Ismail Khan Dera Ismail Khan (/deɪrʌ-ɪsmaɪ.iːl-xɑːn/; Saraiki: ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان, Pashto: ډېره اسماعيل خان), abbreviated as D.I. Khan, is a city and headquarters of Dera Ismail Khan District, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 10th largest city of Pakistan and third or fourth largest in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population. Dera Ismail Khan is situated on the west bank of the Indus River, at its junction with the Gomal River.
It is 300 kilometres (190 mi) south of the provincial capital Peshawar, and 230 kilometres (140 mi) northwest of Multan, Punjab.