The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Dera Ghazi Khan
(d´r gä´z khän) (KEY) , town (1981 pop. 102,007), central Pakistan, on the Indus canal. It is an administrative center in a wheat and millet area. Manufactures include textiles, processed foods, and rope. The town was founded in the late 15th cent. A college affiliated with Punjab Univ. is there.