Dera Allah Yar Explained

Dera Allah Yar
Settlement Type:City
Official Name:Dera Allah yar
Other Name:Jhat Pat
Pushpin Map:Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Nasirabad
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Jaffarabad
Area Code Type:Calling code
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5
Population Total:80,908
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2017

Dera Allah Yar (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|ڈیرہ اللہ یار) is a city and the headquarters of the Jaffarabad District located in Pakistan's Balochistan province. It lies 300 km from the provincial capital Quetta.

The city was formerly known as Jhatpat. The city was renamed after the assassination of Mir Allahyar Khan Khosa, a political leader from the area.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Balochistān (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites [sic] & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information.
  2. News: Strike paralyses Balochistan. The Nation. August 25, 2008. September 12, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081202114143/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Politics/27-Aug-2008/Strike-paralyses-Balochistan. December 2, 2008. live.