~Dera Ismail Khan~ lies to the north of Dera Ghazi Khan and is very similar to it in its physical features. It is divided into the three _tahsils_ of Tank, Dera Ismail Khan, and Kulachi. It has a long river frontage on the west, and is bounded on the east by the Suliman Range. The Kachchhi of Dera Ismail Khan corresponds to the Sindh of Dera Ghazi Khan, but is much narrower and is not served by inundation canals, except in the extreme north, where the Paharpur Canal has recently been dug. It depends on floods and wells. The Daman or "Skirt" of the hills is like the Pachadh of Dera Ghazi Khan a broad expanse of strong clayey loam or _pat_ seamed by torrents and cultivated by means of dams and embanked fields. The climate is intensely hot in summer, and the average rainfall only amounts to ten inches. Between one-fourth and one-fifth of the area is cultivated. The Pachadh is a camel-breeding tract. [Illustration: Fig. 126. Sir Harold Deane.] [Illustration: Fig. 127. NORTH-WEST FRONTIER-PROVINCE] [Illustration: Fig. 128. Map of Dera Ismail Khan with trans-border territory of Largha Sheranis and Ustaranas.] Pathans predominate in the Daman and Jats in the Kachchhi. The Bhittannis in the north of the district are an interesting little tribe. The hill section lies outside our administrative border, but like the Largha Sheranis in the south are under the political control of the Deputy Commissioner. A good metalled road, on which there is a _tonga_ service, runs northwards from Dera Ismail Khan to Bannu. [Sidenote: Area, 1641 sq. m. Cultd area, 818 sq. m. Pop. 250,086. Land Rev. Rs. 304,004 = L20,267.] [Illustration: Fig. 129.]