Dera Ghazi Khan
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Dera Ghazi Khan is a city located in Dera Ghazi Khan District
, Punjab
, Pakistan
. Dera Ghazi Khan is one of the most populous cities in Southern Punjab, and it is the largest district in Punjab in terms of area, being approximately 5306 square miles (13,742.5 km²) in extent.
, son of Nawab Haji Khan Mirani, a Baloch
i chieftain, who had declared independence from the Langah Dynasty
's Sultan
s of Multan
. Together with two other Deras i.e. settlements, Dera Ismail Khan
and Dera Fateh Khan
, it gave its name to Derajat
. Derajat
eventually came into the possession of the British
after the Sikh War
in 1849 and was divided into two districts: Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Ismail Khan
. After the partition of India
, many of the city's Hindu
residents settled in Derawal Nagar
colony of Delhi
, India
. The district of Rajanpur
was later carved out of the Dera Ghazi Khan district. Some of them also settled in various part of India, including Bhiwani, Delhi, Jhansi, Ranchi, Ambala and Haridwar. Dera Ghazi Khan was most famous seat of Krishna (Hindu avatar of Vishnu) worship , in north west British India ,where lord Krishn ji were fondly referred as "Thakur Gosain" by devotees. After the partition of British India, the Krishna Moorat was shifted to a new temple at Railway road, in Gurgaon, a suburb of Delhi.
Dera Ghazi Khan was founded in 15th century by Amar a Tribal Sardar of Mirani tribe . The old city of Dera Ghazi Khan was situated at the distance of 10 miles (16.1 km) towards east of the present city. In 1908, the old city was destroyed due to flash floods from heavy rains overflowing the River Indus. The present city was established in 1910. The city is divided into different blocks. The British Raj
established colonial system in the continent and declared Dera Ghazi Khan as district in the year 1849. General Courtland
was appointed as first Deputy Commissioner
of this District. Keeping in view the rapidly increasing population of the area and deteriorating law and order situation district Dera Ghazi Khan was divided in two districts i.e. Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur
. Presently there are two revenue sub division of the District.
. Their close allies were Changwani and khetran
tribes In those days, game abounded near Dera Ghazi Khan and the fields were green. It was known as "Dera Phoolan Da Sehra" due to plenty of gardens and kastori canal, supplied by the Indus river.and tehsil tounsa shreef is very famous in district D.G khan.
In 1909-10, this cradle of Mirani rule was inundated by the Indus. At that time, there was a population of about 23,731. The present town was built 10 miles (16.1 km) from the old town. It was laid out on a grid pattern comprising 66 blocks with wide long roads and streets. Two open spaces were planned in each block for social gatherings. Some of these have been encroached upon.
The population of the new developed town in 1911 was 18,446. This 2.22% decrease of population was due to dislocation of population after the destruction of the previous settlement.
In the year 1913, the Municipal Committee came in to existence. At that time, the area of the town was very small. Physical growth continued and now the area was about 4 square miles (10.4 km²). The major growth of the town has taken place since 1947. The town has largely spread to the north and south; it could not expand to the west due to the danger of flooding torrents such as affected the town in 1955. However, growth has also taken place in the eastern side. Almost all of the new developments in north and east of the planned town are haphazardly built.
The development in the town from 1947 to 1958 remained slow, due to lack of transportation and communication facilities. Only a boat bridge on the river Indus in winter season and steamer service for summer season linked Dera Ghazi Khan with the rest of the Punjab. Taunsa Barrage
on river Indus was completed in 1953 and the pace of development gained momentum. During the last 5 years, 72 industrial units were established. Ghazi Textile mills is another attempt to establish a heavy industrial complex in order to raise the economic base of the town.
is spoken as well. Almost 20% of city population speak Urdu.
Fort Munro
, located on edge of Punjab Province, in Dist. Dera Ghazi Khan holds relatively cooler weather. In Winter, scattered snowfall is also reported in this area.
, an administrative subdivision of the district. The city of Dera Ghazi Khan is itself administratively subdivided into seven Union Councils
.Lund
, Khosa
, Leghari
, Qaisrani
,and Buzdar,tribes are politically active.
Tomb of Hazarat Sakhi Sarwar was built in the 13th century in Sulaiman Mountains
, 35 km from Dera Ghazi Khan city. This is presently in a small village named Muqam. Thousands of people from all over subcontinent come here on the Annual Celebrations of Birth of Sakhi Sarwar in March every year. It is a unique building of Mughal architecture.
Tomb of Ghazi Khan
The tomb of Ghazi Khan was built in the beginning of 15th century. This seems like the tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam in Multan. This is present in the Mulla Qaid Shah Graveyard. Its main gate is from eastern side and two small doors are in side of north and south. In it there are 11 graves, which are of the family of Ghazi Khan. Every side of the tomb is 13 feet (4 m) and 3 inches (76.2 mm) from inner side and which are conical minarets from out side. Its circular distance from the earth is 17 feet (5.2 m) and half. The half diameter of the conical minarets remains 34 inches (863.6 mm) on the highest of 19 feet (5.8 m). There are 28 ladders from northern side in the internal side. The Graveyard came into being due to the tomb of Ghazi Khan. This is the oldest building of the city Dera Ghazi Khan.
Church yard
In front of central jail there is a residential colony named Canal Colony. The church yard is situated in the northern side of the colony. This is the unique church yard which is situated in the walls on its four sides. This church yard could not spread because of minority of the Christian in the local area. This was came into being in the year 1910.
Shah Bagh Mosque
After the destruction of the old Dera Ghazi Khan when the people of Dera Ghazi Khan shifted in the new city, this was the first Mosque where they performed their first Jumma Namaz. It is in the Block No. 7. In the city people performed their first Jumma Namaz behind the Mutawali of the Mosque named Syed Bagh Ali Shah. So it named after the Imam of that time.
Jamia Masjid
This is the biggest Masjid of the city. Which was constructed in year 1916. There is a large pool in the Masjid which is used for making ablution. It has a big hall whose length is 100 feet (30.5 m) and width is 45 feet (13.7 m), in which 3,000 persons can say their prayer at one time. Its courtyard is also wide in which 10,000 men can say their prayer. The minarets of the Masjid are 85 feet (25.9 m) high in which there are 100 ladders.
Fort Munro
Fort Munro is a hill station in Dera Ghazi Khan which lies on the Quetta Road at 85 km from Dera Ghazi Khan city in the Sulaiman Mountains Range. Its altitude is 1800 meters (6,470 feet) above sea level and attracts many people for short stays during the summer. It is also a good picnic point. Many school trips and families use to go for recreation. Families from south punjab cities like Multan, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur, Jampur Layyah, Taunsa, Kot addu, Lodhran, Bahawalpur and Kot Mithan make trips to this beautiful hill station during summer. In summer when temrature reaches 48 degree in south Punjab, people rush to this cold place where temperature remains 20 degree in summer.
Taunsa Barrage
Taunsa Barrage is situated in the northern side of the city Dera Ghazi Khan at the distance of 60 km. It is worth seeing place. It is also a good picnic point. Many school trips and families use to go for recreation.
Park
This park is at Quetta road near Virtaul University Campus with a beautiful scenery and covering vast area.Its exact location is between grid station and cricket stadium. Its main gate is on Dera-Gaddai road in front of Model Town.
D.C. Garden
Its area is 81 canals and 3 marlas. Divisional Public School and Wild Life Park was also the part of D.C. Garden. Although it is an administrative and residential area but it has natural greenery. Dera Ghazi Khan administration has made the Dera Ghazi Khan officers club inside the D.C Garden, where the officers use to play games like squash, badminton, and tennis. It is a beautiful building in this area where Govt. employees, advocates, politicians, journalists, and the local people are also members of this club.
Company Bagh
This is called the second garden of the city. East Indian Company made the company bagh in every district. This is known as company bagh. Its area is 162 canals and 12 Marlas. In 1948 a friends club was made in this area. Company bagh is used to play Football, Hockey, Volley Ball, Badminton, Table Tennis and four other games.
Later it was constructed by Zia Ullah Paracha & Saif ullah Paracha of Kalabagh.
Ghazi Park
Ghazi Park is a decent sized theme park
, it is the largest theme park in the city. It is located at the North West outskirts of Dera Ghazi Khan. Exhibition are arranged through part of the year since 1999, the exhibitions attract many more visitors than on other days when there are only a handful. The exhibitions are held between February and March.
The River Bank of River Indus
The western bank of the River Indus is a peaceful picnic point for the people of Dera Ghazi Khan. From here the view of the river is most beautiful. It is also known as the name of Ghazi Ghaat. Ghazi Ghaat welcomes the people coming to Dera Ghazi Khan from the eastern side. There is a boat renting service available at the river.
Wild Life Park Dera Ghazi Khan
Wild Life Park Dera Ghazi Khan has recently been re-developeding. It is a good place for recreation. It has many types of animals and birds. It is commonly called Dera Ghazi Khan Zoo. The Wild Life Park is government funded and free to visit for all ages.
. It is considered that these companies, along with various other flour mills, companies in the cotton
, chemical, textile industries, as well as rice, sugar, and ghee
mills, form the backbone of the Pakistan's economy. However, private sector investment is increasing rapidly from previous few years and a large number of private banks, national corporations are offering their services in the city. The City also has an Oil Refinery owned by OGDC located in Tuman Qaisrani
near Taunsa. In addition to this there are many oil rigs owned by the Dewan Group located in the tribal areas.
Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Sub Campus Dera Ghazi Khan
BZU, Multan's Sub Campus in Dera Ghazi Khan is an educational institute of the area, provinding education to the people.Governor of Punjab Sardar Latif Khosa has promised for Engineering University for D.G.Khan. It seems that he has little interest and knowledge about the importance of higher education in the developement of the area. It's likely that Latif Khosa's promise for an engineering university is just a political promise.
. The district is now connected by railroad with other parts of the country including Multan
, Lahore
, Karachi
and Quetta
. The railway was built by the British before the partition of India.
. The airport provides flights to Multan
, Lahore
, Karachi
, Islamabad
and because of high demand is operating flights to and from Dubai
since 2008 making it an international airport. The traffic to and from most airports is usually low, although flights to Karachi, especially, get a large number of passengers.Although it is international airport but night landing facility is still not provided at this important airport.Governor Punjab Sardar Latif Khosa has promised to provide night landing facility for D.G.Khan air port.
Dera Ghazi Khan District
Dera Ghazi Khan is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The district covers an area of 5,306 m² and it is a long narrow strip of country, 198 m...
, Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
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, Pakistan
Pakistan
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. Dera Ghazi Khan is one of the most populous cities in Southern Punjab, and it is the largest district in Punjab in terms of area, being approximately 5306 square miles (13,742.5 km²) in extent.
History
The city was founded at the close of the 15th century and named after Nawab Ghazi Khan MiraniGhazi Khan
Ghazi Khan Mirani Baloch was the son of Haji Khan Mirani, a powerful Baluchi chieftain living in modern-day Pakistan. He declared independence from the Langhi sultans of Multan. In the 15th century, he founded the city of Dera Ghazi Khan in modern-day Pakistan, which is named after him.- See also...
, son of Nawab Haji Khan Mirani, a Baloch
Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....
i chieftain, who had declared independence from the Langah Dynasty
Langah (tribe)
For the Article on the folk musicians, see LanghaLangah is a clan of the Afghan tribe settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. They are not a baloch tribe. They have no connection with the Rajasthani Langha community.-History and origin:...
's Sultan
Sultan
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s of Multan
Multan
Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
. Together with two other Deras i.e. settlements, Dera Ismail Khan
Dera Ismail Khan
Dera Ismail Khan is a city in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is situated on the west bank of the Indus River, west of Lahore and northwest of Multan. The city is the capital of the district and tehsil of the same name. In Pakistan, its name is often abbreviated to D. I...
and Dera Fateh Khan
Fateh Khan
Fateh Khan is a town and union council of Dera Ghazi Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 31°4'0N 70°43'0E and has an altitude of 140 metres .-References:...
, it gave its name to Derajat
Derajat
Derajat meaning, 'Land of the Jats' or "Jat Land'. Derajat is a cultural region of central Pakistan, located in the region where the provinces of Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab meet. Derajat is bound by the Indus River to the east and the mountains to the west...
. Derajat
Derajat
Derajat meaning, 'Land of the Jats' or "Jat Land'. Derajat is a cultural region of central Pakistan, located in the region where the provinces of Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab meet. Derajat is bound by the Indus River to the east and the mountains to the west...
eventually came into the possession of the British
British Empire
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after the Sikh War
Second Anglo-Sikh War
The Second Anglo-Sikh War took place in 1848 and 1849, between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company. It resulted in the subjugation of the Sikh Empire, and the annexation of the Punjab and what subsequently became the North-West Frontier Province by the East India Company.-Background...
in 1849 and was divided into two districts: Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Ismail Khan
Dera Ismail Khan
Dera Ismail Khan is a city in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is situated on the west bank of the Indus River, west of Lahore and northwest of Multan. The city is the capital of the district and tehsil of the same name. In Pakistan, its name is often abbreviated to D. I...
. After the partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
, many of the city's Hindu
Hindu
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residents settled in Derawal Nagar
Derawal Nagar
Derawal Nagar is a colony in Delhi, India in which people of the Derawal ethnic group reside. Originally native to the Derajat region Derawal Nagar (Hindi: डेरावाल नगर, Urdu: ڈیرہوال نگر) is a colony in Delhi, India in which people of the Derawal ethnic group reside. Originally native to the...
colony of Delhi
Delhi
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, India
India
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. The district of Rajanpur
Rajanpur District
Rajanpur District is a district of Punjab province in Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 1,103,618 of which 14.27% were urban. Its administrative centre is the town of Rajanpur.-History & geography:...
was later carved out of the Dera Ghazi Khan district. Some of them also settled in various part of India, including Bhiwani, Delhi, Jhansi, Ranchi, Ambala and Haridwar. Dera Ghazi Khan was most famous seat of Krishna (Hindu avatar of Vishnu) worship , in north west British India ,where lord Krishn ji were fondly referred as "Thakur Gosain" by devotees. After the partition of British India, the Krishna Moorat was shifted to a new temple at Railway road, in Gurgaon, a suburb of Delhi.
Dera Ghazi Khan was founded in 15th century by Amar a Tribal Sardar of Mirani tribe . The old city of Dera Ghazi Khan was situated at the distance of 10 miles (16.1 km) towards east of the present city. In 1908, the old city was destroyed due to flash floods from heavy rains overflowing the River Indus. The present city was established in 1910. The city is divided into different blocks. The British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
established colonial system in the continent and declared Dera Ghazi Khan as district in the year 1849. General Courtland
Courtland
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was appointed as first Deputy Commissioner
Deputy Commissioner
A deputy commissioner is a police or administrative official in many different countries.-Australia:In all Australian police forces, deputy commissioner is the rank directly below that of commissioner and senior to the rank of assistant commissioner except in the New South Wales Police Force, where...
of this District. Keeping in view the rapidly increasing population of the area and deteriorating law and order situation district Dera Ghazi Khan was divided in two districts i.e. Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur
Rajanpur
Rajanpur is a city and the headquarters of Rajanpur District in the far southwestern part of Punjab, Pakistan. The district lies entirely west of the Indus River. it is a narrow, to wide strip of land sandwiched between the Indus River on the east and the Sulaiman Mountains on the west. The...
. Presently there are two revenue sub division of the District.
Historical growth
Dera Ghazi Khan city is situated on the western bank of the Indus river. It was founded by a Mirani ruler, Nawab Haji Khan Mirani, in 1476; he named the town after his son Ghazi KhanGhazi Khan
Ghazi Khan Mirani Baloch was the son of Haji Khan Mirani, a powerful Baluchi chieftain living in modern-day Pakistan. He declared independence from the Langhi sultans of Multan. In the 15th century, he founded the city of Dera Ghazi Khan in modern-day Pakistan, which is named after him.- See also...
. Their close allies were Changwani and khetran
Khetran
The Khetran is a Baloch tribe in [Balochistan], Pakistan, of Rind origin. Their first language is the Khetrani language, and balochi language which is spoken only by their tribe....
tribes In those days, game abounded near Dera Ghazi Khan and the fields were green. It was known as "Dera Phoolan Da Sehra" due to plenty of gardens and kastori canal, supplied by the Indus river.and tehsil tounsa shreef is very famous in district D.G khan.
In 1909-10, this cradle of Mirani rule was inundated by the Indus. At that time, there was a population of about 23,731. The present town was built 10 miles (16.1 km) from the old town. It was laid out on a grid pattern comprising 66 blocks with wide long roads and streets. Two open spaces were planned in each block for social gatherings. Some of these have been encroached upon.
The population of the new developed town in 1911 was 18,446. This 2.22% decrease of population was due to dislocation of population after the destruction of the previous settlement.
In the year 1913, the Municipal Committee came in to existence. At that time, the area of the town was very small. Physical growth continued and now the area was about 4 square miles (10.4 km²). The major growth of the town has taken place since 1947. The town has largely spread to the north and south; it could not expand to the west due to the danger of flooding torrents such as affected the town in 1955. However, growth has also taken place in the eastern side. Almost all of the new developments in north and east of the planned town are haphazardly built.
The development in the town from 1947 to 1958 remained slow, due to lack of transportation and communication facilities. Only a boat bridge on the river Indus in winter season and steamer service for summer season linked Dera Ghazi Khan with the rest of the Punjab. Taunsa Barrage
Taunsa Barrage
Taunsa Barrage is a barrage on the River Indus in the Muzaffargarh District of Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated 20 km southeast of Taunsa Sharif....
on river Indus was completed in 1953 and the pace of development gained momentum. During the last 5 years, 72 industrial units were established. Ghazi Textile mills is another attempt to establish a heavy industrial complex in order to raise the economic base of the town.
Languages
Saraiki is the main spoken language in cities and towns. But in rural areas, BalochiBalochi language
Balochi is a Northwestern Iranian language. It is the principal language of the Baloch of Balochistan, Pakistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan. It is also spoken as a second language by some Brahui. It is designated as one of nine official languages of Pakistan.-Vowels:The Balochi vowel...
is spoken as well. Almost 20% of city population speak Urdu.
Geography and climate
Dera Ghazi Khan is located at 30'03" N and 70'38" E. The overall climate of the city is dry with scanty rain fall. The winter is relatively cold and the climate is hot during the remaining part of the year, but it is very hot in summer. The temperature during summer is usually about 115 °F (46.1 °C). While during winter season the mercury goes down as far as 40 °F (4.4 °C). The direction of the winds being North-South throughout the year. Due to barren mountain of Koh-Suleman and sandy soil of the area, windstorm are very common in Summer season especially in July–August Period. The Summer season of the district usually touches the highest point of temperature is Pakistan.Fort Munro
Fort Munro
Fort Munro is a hill station in Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. The station lies on the Quetta Road 85 km from the city of Dera Ghazi Khan in the Sulaiman Mountains. Its elevation is 1800 meters above sea level and it attracts many people for short stays during the hot summer...
, located on edge of Punjab Province, in Dist. Dera Ghazi Khan holds relatively cooler weather. In Winter, scattered snowfall is also reported in this area.
Administration
As well as being district capital - Dera Ghazi Khan is also the capital of Dera Ghazi Khan TehsilDera Ghazi Khan Tehsil
Dera Ghazi Khan Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Dera Ghazi Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History:Dera Ghazi Khan Tehsil was created as a subdivision of Dera Ghazi Khan District during British rule...
, an administrative subdivision of the district. The city of Dera Ghazi Khan is itself administratively subdivided into seven Union Councils
Union Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
.Lund
Lund (tribe)
Lund is a Baloch tribe of Pakistan. It is a tribe of Balochistan Lund, Setharja, Khairpur mir's, Khairpur_District, Sindh, originated from other tribes . Exact origins are not known but by seeing their generations now residing it is found that they are originated from central Balochistan...
, Khosa
Khosa
The Khosa, Khoso, or Khosug are a Baloch tribe of Pakistan and a Gotra found in Yaduvanshi Ahirs. According to Baloch history, Khoso was the grandson of Hooth....
, Leghari
Leghari
The Leghari , or Laghari) are a Baloch tribe living in Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The Leghari Baloch primarily speak the Seraiki, Sindhi, and Balochi language, and are largely Sunni Muslims....
, Qaisrani
Qaisrani
Qaisrani Also spelled as is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan. The Qaisranis claim their ancestry from Qaiser Khan who was the nephew of Mir Chakar Khan Rind.-Location:...
,and Buzdar,tribes are politically active.
Historical and interesting places
Tomb of Hazarat Sakhi SarwarTomb of Hazarat Sakhi Sarwar was built in the 13th century in Sulaiman Mountains
Sulaiman Mountains
The Sulaiman Mountains are a major geological feature of southeastern Afghanistan and northern Balochistan province of Pakistan. In Pakistan, it forms the eastern edge of the Iranian plateau where the Indus River separates it from the Asian Subcontient...
, 35 km from Dera Ghazi Khan city. This is presently in a small village named Muqam. Thousands of people from all over subcontinent come here on the Annual Celebrations of Birth of Sakhi Sarwar in March every year. It is a unique building of Mughal architecture.
Tomb of Ghazi Khan
The tomb of Ghazi Khan was built in the beginning of 15th century. This seems like the tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam in Multan. This is present in the Mulla Qaid Shah Graveyard. Its main gate is from eastern side and two small doors are in side of north and south. In it there are 11 graves, which are of the family of Ghazi Khan. Every side of the tomb is 13 feet (4 m) and 3 inches (76.2 mm) from inner side and which are conical minarets from out side. Its circular distance from the earth is 17 feet (5.2 m) and half. The half diameter of the conical minarets remains 34 inches (863.6 mm) on the highest of 19 feet (5.8 m). There are 28 ladders from northern side in the internal side. The Graveyard came into being due to the tomb of Ghazi Khan. This is the oldest building of the city Dera Ghazi Khan.
Church yard
In front of central jail there is a residential colony named Canal Colony. The church yard is situated in the northern side of the colony. This is the unique church yard which is situated in the walls on its four sides. This church yard could not spread because of minority of the Christian in the local area. This was came into being in the year 1910.
Shah Bagh Mosque
After the destruction of the old Dera Ghazi Khan when the people of Dera Ghazi Khan shifted in the new city, this was the first Mosque where they performed their first Jumma Namaz. It is in the Block No. 7. In the city people performed their first Jumma Namaz behind the Mutawali of the Mosque named Syed Bagh Ali Shah. So it named after the Imam of that time.
Jamia Masjid
This is the biggest Masjid of the city. Which was constructed in year 1916. There is a large pool in the Masjid which is used for making ablution. It has a big hall whose length is 100 feet (30.5 m) and width is 45 feet (13.7 m), in which 3,000 persons can say their prayer at one time. Its courtyard is also wide in which 10,000 men can say their prayer. The minarets of the Masjid are 85 feet (25.9 m) high in which there are 100 ladders.
Fort Munro
Fort Munro is a hill station in Dera Ghazi Khan which lies on the Quetta Road at 85 km from Dera Ghazi Khan city in the Sulaiman Mountains Range. Its altitude is 1800 meters (6,470 feet) above sea level and attracts many people for short stays during the summer. It is also a good picnic point. Many school trips and families use to go for recreation. Families from south punjab cities like Multan, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur, Jampur Layyah, Taunsa, Kot addu, Lodhran, Bahawalpur and Kot Mithan make trips to this beautiful hill station during summer. In summer when temrature reaches 48 degree in south Punjab, people rush to this cold place where temperature remains 20 degree in summer.
Taunsa Barrage
Taunsa Barrage is situated in the northern side of the city Dera Ghazi Khan at the distance of 60 km. It is worth seeing place. It is also a good picnic point. Many school trips and families use to go for recreation.
Parks of the city
Nawaz SharifNawaz Sharif
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Park
This park is at Quetta road near Virtaul University Campus with a beautiful scenery and covering vast area.Its exact location is between grid station and cricket stadium. Its main gate is on Dera-Gaddai road in front of Model Town.
D.C. Garden
Its area is 81 canals and 3 marlas. Divisional Public School and Wild Life Park was also the part of D.C. Garden. Although it is an administrative and residential area but it has natural greenery. Dera Ghazi Khan administration has made the Dera Ghazi Khan officers club inside the D.C Garden, where the officers use to play games like squash, badminton, and tennis. It is a beautiful building in this area where Govt. employees, advocates, politicians, journalists, and the local people are also members of this club.
Company Bagh
This is called the second garden of the city. East Indian Company made the company bagh in every district. This is known as company bagh. Its area is 162 canals and 12 Marlas. In 1948 a friends club was made in this area. Company bagh is used to play Football, Hockey, Volley Ball, Badminton, Table Tennis and four other games.
Later it was constructed by Zia Ullah Paracha & Saif ullah Paracha of Kalabagh.
Ghazi Park
Ghazi Park is a decent sized theme park
Amusement park
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, it is the largest theme park in the city. It is located at the North West outskirts of Dera Ghazi Khan. Exhibition are arranged through part of the year since 1999, the exhibitions attract many more visitors than on other days when there are only a handful. The exhibitions are held between February and March.
The River Bank of River Indus
The western bank of the River Indus is a peaceful picnic point for the people of Dera Ghazi Khan. From here the view of the river is most beautiful. It is also known as the name of Ghazi Ghaat. Ghazi Ghaat welcomes the people coming to Dera Ghazi Khan from the eastern side. There is a boat renting service available at the river.
Wild Life Park Dera Ghazi Khan
Wild Life Park Dera Ghazi Khan has recently been re-developeding. It is a good place for recreation. It has many types of animals and birds. It is commonly called Dera Ghazi Khan Zoo. The Wild Life Park is government funded and free to visit for all ages.
Shopping centres
The following shopping Markets/Centres are situated in the city:- Grain market of district Dera Ghazi Khan is well renowned in the south Punjab. Mostly, farmer and traders of the region are affiliated with the grain market. Cotton, rice and wheat are the major crops of the area
- Rani bazar is another business center situated in city Dera Ghazi Khan. All kinds of jewelry and beautiful dresses of ladies are available in this market. Mostly ladies purchase their needy articles from this market.
- Cloth market is another business centre of the city and situated in Saddar Bazar near Committee Gollai.
- Garments market is another business centre of the city located in Block-10 behind Govt. City High School and situated in Rani Bazar near Committee Gollai.
- Electronic market falls within the middest of the city i.e. round the Gollai Committee.
- Medicine market is situated near Civil Hospital Dera Ghazi Khan. All kind of medicine are available from the market. Pakistan traders is the wholesale supplier of all kind of medicine & Ameer Sons, serving the needs of patients as well as medical stores.
- Vegetable and fruit market is situated within the area near the Faridi bazar. A huge quantity of apple, appricot (khubani), plum (aalubukhara) and other vegetables are being brought in this market from Baluchistan and thereafter the same are being supplied to the other district of Punjab province.
- Mobile market is a big mobile market in heart of Dera Ghazi Khan. Every type of mobiles and mobile related shops are in this area.
- Mowaish Mandi is held in Shah Saddar-Din.
- Spices industry Diamondstar Salt & spices is the famous name in spice industry in Dera Ghazi Khan.
Business and industry
The prominent employers in Dera Ghazi Khan are the D. G. Khan Cement Company Limited, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and the Al-Ghazi TractorsAl-Ghazi Tractors
The Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited , was incorporated in 1983, Located in Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan. Al-Ghazi Tractors's plant for the manufacture of Fiat Tractors in collaboration with Fiat New Holland. In 1991, Al-Futtaim Group of Dubai took over the management control of Al-Ghazi Tractors...
. It is considered that these companies, along with various other flour mills, companies in the cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
, chemical, textile industries, as well as rice, sugar, and ghee
Ghee
Ghee is a class of clarified butter that originated in South Asia and is commonly used in South Asian cuisine....
mills, form the backbone of the Pakistan's economy. However, private sector investment is increasing rapidly from previous few years and a large number of private banks, national corporations are offering their services in the city. The City also has an Oil Refinery owned by OGDC located in Tuman Qaisrani
Tuman Qaisrani
Tuman Qaisrani is a town and union council of Dera Ghazi Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.It is the northern most of all the organized Tumans touching the border of NWFP....
near Taunsa. In addition to this there are many oil rigs owned by the Dewan Group located in the tribal areas.
Real estate
Business of property and Real Estate have very much progressed in the past few years,Education
Dera Ghazi has a literacy rate of 40 percent which is relatively low as compared to the national level. Due to non-availability of adequate higher education facilities locally, most of the desirous students move to colleges and universities located in other cities of Punjab. In past few years, there has been rapid growth in terms of institutions for higher and technical educationSchools
The City has a variety of Schools both by the Public Sector and Private Sector. Government High School No. 1 being the most prominent and old School of the city, holds several academic as well as extra-curricular awards. Three high (matriculation) school for girls and 4 for boys provide enough facilitation to the youth in context of education. The city also include branches of famous private School-Chains nationwide like Divisional Public School, Bloomfield Hall School (BHS), The City School (TCS), The Educators, AIMS,Al Mansoor High School(AHS) etc.Colleges
Dera Ghazi Khan has 8 Govt. colleges, 2 Degree college for boys, 2 Degree colleges for women. 1 commerce college for boys and girls and one technical college. The medical college in the city is under construction.Khosa sardars make promise every year for medical college but so for there is no medical college in this divisional headquarter.Because all funds turned to upper punjab and Punjab Govt. and no development in south punjab. Several Private Sector Colleges are also performing in the city to get a skilled and literate youth.Universities
Virtual University of Pakistan has established its campus here since 2004 which is providing both campus based and distance learning education primarily based on IT tools & technology. There are sub-campuses of BZ University Multan and University of Education, and UAF College of Agriculture (constituent college of University of Agriculture Faisalabad). Other prominent educational organization is Allama Iqbal Open University Centre.Even the Governor of Punjab Sardar Latif Khosa belongs to D.G.Khan but he did nothing to provide higher education facility like Engineering University for this city.Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Sub Campus Dera Ghazi Khan
BZU, Multan's Sub Campus in Dera Ghazi Khan is an educational institute of the area, provinding education to the people.Governor of Punjab Sardar Latif Khosa has promised for Engineering University for D.G.Khan. It seems that he has little interest and knowledge about the importance of higher education in the developement of the area. It's likely that Latif Khosa's promise for an engineering university is just a political promise.
Health facilities
In D.G Khan, there is a civil hospital called the Divisional Headquarters Hospital, along with many private hospitals and labs. The number of beds is being doubled from 250 to 500 in DHQ. Along with the DHQ there are several private hospitals working for the welfare of the people of Dera Ghazi Khan. The overall conditions of public health are miserable in the city. It needs substantial improvement, as even today critical patients could not get proper treatment locally and have to proceed to other cities, i.e., Multan and Lahore. Although Leghari, Mazari and khosa sardars remained prominent in national and provincial politics, they could not succeed in establishing a medical college and providing better health facilities in Dera Ghazi Khan.The rich agricultural land
Dera Ghazi Khan is a rich agricultural land with cotton, wheat, sugarcane, rice, tobacco being the major crops grown. Dera Ghazi Khan is also well known for its datesDate Palm
The date palm is a palm in the genus Phoenix, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit. Although its place of origin is unknown because of long cultivation, it probably originated from lands around the Persian Gulf. It is a medium-sized plant, 15–25 m tall, growing singly or forming a clump with...
. The district is now connected by railroad with other parts of the country including Multan
Multan
Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
, Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
and Quetta
Quetta
is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the...
. The railway was built by the British before the partition of India.
Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport
Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport is situated over 23 km from the city of Dera Ghazi Khan. It has a single, double sided, runwayRunway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
. The airport provides flights to Multan
Multan
Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
, Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
and because of high demand is operating flights to and from Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
since 2008 making it an international airport. The traffic to and from most airports is usually low, although flights to Karachi, especially, get a large number of passengers.Although it is international airport but night landing facility is still not provided at this important airport.Governor Punjab Sardar Latif Khosa has promised to provide night landing facility for D.G.Khan air port.
See also
- Dera Ghazi Khan AirportDera Ghazi Khan AirportDera Ghazi Khan Airport or D. G. Khan Airport is situated away from the city centre of Dera Ghazi Khan, a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan...
- PunjabPunjab (Pakistan)Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
- PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
- Indus riverIndus RiverThe Indus River is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through China and India.Originating in the Tibetan plateau of western China in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet Autonomous Region, the river runs a course through the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir and...
- BalochistanBalochistan (Pakistan)Balochistan is one of the four provinces or federating units of Pakistan. With an area of 134,051 mi2 or , it is the largest province of Pakistan, constituting approximately 44% of the total land mass of Pakistan. According to the 1998 population census, Balochistan had a population of...
- Taunsa SharifTaunsa SharifTaunsa Sharif تونسه شريف , or Taunsa, is a Tehsil of Dera Ghazi Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The town of Taunsa Sharif is the headquarters of the tehsil...
- Bahawalpur (princely state)
- Saraiki languageSaraiki languageSaraiki , transliterated as Sirāikī and sometimes spelled Seraiki and Saraiki, is a standardized written language of Pakistan belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages. It is a language spoken in the heart of Pakistan...
- Saraiki literature
- SaraikistanSaraikistan'South Punjab is the southernmost region of Pakistan's Punjab province. The districts of Bahawalpur, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan and D. G. Khan are geographically regarded as components of the region...
- Sulaiman MountainsSulaiman MountainsThe Sulaiman Mountains are a major geological feature of southeastern Afghanistan and northern Balochistan province of Pakistan. In Pakistan, it forms the eastern edge of the Iranian plateau where the Indus River separates it from the Asian Subcontient...
- Saraiki Wasaib
- Saraiki CultureSaraiki cultureSaraiki culture is the culture of the Saraiki speaking people residing in Pakistan and outside Pakistan. The region where Saraiki is spoken in Pakistan is part of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization and has been centre of culture and trade in Indian Sub-continent...