Derajat

Derajat, the fluvial portion of Daman (q.v.) itself a comparatively narrow strip in the Punjab, between the Suliman Mountains and the Indus, and which, when duly irrigated, is singularly fertile. It is divided into four districts, and has an area of 20,300 sq. mi., and a population (1891) of 1,643,600.—Dera Ghazi Khan, the capital of one of the districts, is about 2 miles W. of the Indus. Pop. 27,886.—Dera Ismail Khan, capital of another district, is 4½ miles W. of the Indus. Pop. 26,884.