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Answer» What is Dera Ismail Khan mean? Dera Ismail Khan (Balochi: ڈیرہ عِسمائیل خان, Urdu/Saraiki: ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان, Pashto: ډېره اسماعيل خان), often abbreviated to D. I. Khan, is a city and capital of Dera Ismail Khan District, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is the 37th largest city of Pakistan and fifth 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. reference
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