Dera Ghazi Khan (Punjabi, ), is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Its capital is Dera Ghazi Khan city. The district covers an area of 5,306 m² and it is a long narrow strip of country, 198 km. in length, sloping gradually from the hills which form its western boundary to the river Indus on the east. Below the hills the country is high and arid, generally level, but sometimes rolling in sandy undulations, and intersected by 201 hill torrents. With the exceptions of two, these streams dry up after the rains, and their influence is only felt for a few miles below the hills.China is financing a new coal project in the area.