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| name = Dera Allah Yar ڈیرہ اللہ یار |
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| settlement_type = City |
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| official_name |
| official_name = Dera Allah Yar ڈیرہ اللہ یار |
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| other_name |
| other_name = Jhatpat جھٹ پٹ |
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| native_name |
| native_name = {{Nastaliq|ڈیرہ اللہ یار}} |
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| pushpin_map = Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan |
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| pushpin_label_position = top |
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Pakistan |
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| subdivision_type |
| subdivision_type = Country |
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| subdivision_name |
| subdivision_name = {{PAK}} |
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| subdivision_type1 |
| subdivision_type1 = [[Subdivisions of Pakistan|Province]] |
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| subdivision_name1 |
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Balochistan}} |
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| subdivision_type2 =[[Divisions of Pakistan|Division]] |
| subdivision_type2 = [[Divisions of Pakistan|Division]] |
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| subdivision_name2 =[[Nasirabad Division|Nasirabad]] |
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nasirabad Division|Nasirabad]] |
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| subdivision_type3 |
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Pakistan|District]] |
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| subdivision_name3 |
| subdivision_name3 = [[Jaffarabad District|Jaffarabad]] |
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| area_code_type |
| area_code_type = 0838 |
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| timezone1 |
| timezone1 = [[Pakistan Standard Time|PST]] |
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| utc_offset1 |
| utc_offset1 = +5 |
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| coordinates |
| coordinates = {{Coord|28|22|37|N|68|21|2|E|type:city_region:PK|display=inline,title}} |
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| population_total=80,908 |
| population_total = 80,908 |
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| population_footnotes=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/Pakistan-Balochistan.html?cityid=11413|title = Balochistān (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites [sic] & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information}}</ref> |
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/Pakistan-Balochistan.html?cityid=11413|title = Balochistān (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites [sic] & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information}}</ref> |
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| population_as_of=[[2017 Census of Pakistan|2017]] |
| population_as_of = [[2017 Census of Pakistan|2017]] |
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'''Dera Allah Yar''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|ڈیرہ اللہ یار}}}}) is a city and the headquarters of the [[Jaffarabad District]] located in [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]], [[Pakistan]]. It is situated at the distance of 300 km from provincial capital [[Quetta]]. |
'''Dera Allah Yar''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|ڈیرہ اللہ یار}}}}) is a city and the headquarters of the [[Jaffarabad District]] located in [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]], [[Pakistan]]. It is situated at the distance of 300 km from provincial capital [[Quetta]]. The City Dera Allah Yar (Jhatpat) is located close to Sindh Border, It connects Balochistan Province with Sindh's Jacobabad City. |
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In 2010 Flood completely destroyed Jhatpat including different areas of Jaffarabad District. |
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The city formerly was known as '''[[Jhatpat]]'''. |
The city formerly was known as '''[[Jhatpat]]'''. |
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Revision as of 06:44, 14 August 2022
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Dera Allah Yar ڈیرہ اللہ یار
ڈیرہ اللہ یار Jhatpat جھٹ پٹ | |
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City | |
| Dera Allah Yar ڈیرہ اللہ یار | |
  Dera Allah Yar ڈیرہ اللہ یار Location within Pakistan  Dera Allah Yar ڈیرہ اللہ یار Dera Allah Yar ڈیرہ اللہ یار (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 28°22′37″N 68°21′2″E / 28.37694°N 68.35056°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Division | Nasirabad |
| District | Jaffarabad |
| Population | |
• Total | 80,908 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Dera Allah Yar (Template:Lang-ur) is a city and the headquarters of the Jaffarabad District located in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is situated at the distance of 300 km from provincial capital Quetta. The City Dera Allah Yar (Jhatpat) is located close to Sindh Border, It connects Balochistan Province with Sindh's Jacobabad City.
In 2010 Flood completely destroyed Jhatpat including different areas of Jaffarabad District.
The city formerly was known as Jhatpat.
The city was named after the assassination of their Political Leader Mir Allahyar Khan Khosa.
Etymology
The word Dera means abode or settlement in Balochi, Pashto, Urdu, and Punjabi languages. Dera Allah Yar thus means the settlement or city of Allah Yar. Some other cities also have Dera as a pre-fix such as Dera Bugti, Dera Ismail Khan, and Dera Ghazi Khan.
Incidents
On 27 August 2008 at least 25 people belonging to the Jamhoori Wattan Party (JWP-Aali) suffered injuries when a bomb exploded in a public meeting. The bomb had been placed on a motorcycle, the activists had gathered for a meeting on the second anniversary of the death of Akbar Bugti.[2]
References
- ^ "Balochistān (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites [sic] & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
- ^ "Strike paralyses Balochistan". The Nation. August 25, 2008. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved September 12, 2008.
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