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'''Dera Ghazi Khan''' was the headquarters of [[Dera Ghazi Khan District]] in the [[Multan Division]] of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period.
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'''Dera Ghazi Khan''' was the headquarters of [[Dera Ghazi Khan District]] in the [[Multan Division]] of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period. Originally founded on the banks of the River Indus, it was moved to its present location following floods in 1908.  
 
 
==Location==
 
Initially lying on the banks of the river, it was shifted to its present location during the British era.  
 
  
 
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==External Links==
 
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=11&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_263.gif Dera Ghazi Khan Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India
 
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=11&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_263.gif Dera Ghazi Khan Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India
 
*[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/35262 ''Gazetteer Of Dera Ghazi Khan District, Revised Edition 1893-97'']. A volume in the series ''Punjab District Gazetteers''. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
 
*[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/35262 ''Gazetteer Of Dera Ghazi Khan District, Revised Edition 1893-97'']. A volume in the series ''Punjab District Gazetteers''. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
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Dera Ghazi Khan
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 30.05°N 70.633333°E
Altitude: 130 m (413 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Dera Ghazi Khan
State/Province: Punjab
Country: Pakistan
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Dera Ghazi Khan was the headquarters of Dera Ghazi Khan District in the Multan Division of Punjab Province during the British period. Originally founded on the banks of the River Indus, it was moved to its present location following floods in 1908.

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