Derajat

Derajat is an area of Pakistan, located in the region associated with the Baloch tribes. Derajat consists of two districts, Dera Ghazi Khan, which was founded by Ghazi Khan Nawab, and Dera Ismail Khan, founded by Ismail Khan Mirani. A smaller district, Rajanpur, has recently been separated from Dera Ghazi Khan.

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The language of Derajat is Siraiki, but Balochi and Urdu are also spoken there.

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Baloch: The Baloch (???? alternative transliterations Baluch, Balouch, Balooch, Balush, Balosh, Baloosh, Baloush et al.) are an Iranian people living primarily in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Southwest Asia. The Baloch speak Baluchi, which is considered a north-western Iranian language an...

Dera Ghazi Khan: Dera Ghazi Khan is a town in central Pakistan, in the Punjab province. It is in the floodplain of the Indus River. The town was founded at the close of the 15th century and named after Ghazi Khan, son of Haji Khan, a Baluch chieftain, who after holding the country for the Langah sultans of Multan ha...

Dera Ismail Khan: Dera Ismail Khan is city in North West Frontier Province, Pakistan. The town is situated near the right bank of the Indus River....