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Dera Allah Yar

Coordinates: 28°25′N 68°10′E / 28.417°N 68.167°E / 28.417; 68.167
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Dera Allah Yar
ڈیرہ اللہ یار
City in Pakistan
Country Pakistan
ProvinceBalochistan Province
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Dera Allah Yar (Template:Lang-ur) is small city of the Jaffarabad District of Balochistan, Pakistan.

Etymology

The word Dera means abode or settlement in Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Saraiki and many other languages. Dera Allah Yar thus means the settlement or city of Allah Yar. Many cities in South Asia have Dera as a pre-fix such as Dera Ismail Khan and Dera Ghazi Khan.

Incidents

On 27 August 2008 at least 25 people belonging to the Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP-Aali) suffered injuries when a bomb exploded at 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.[1]

References

28°25′N 68°10′E / 28.417°N 68.167°E / 28.417; 68.167