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Northwest Pakistan, now known as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (abbreviated KP or KPK), borders the rest of Pakistan to the south and east, central Afghanistan to the west, and the Wakhan Corridor to the north.
The region has a varied landscape including rugged mountains, valleys, hills, and dense agricultural farms. There are a number of Buddhist archaeological sites from the Gandharan civilization such as Takht Bhai and Pushkalavati. There are a number of other Buddhist and Hindu archaeological sites including Bala Hisar Fort, Butkara Stupa, Kanishka stupa, Chakdara, Panjkora Valley, and Sehri Bahlol.
Dera Ismail Khan (Balochi: ڈیرہ عِسمائیل خان, Urdu and Saraiki: ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان, Pashto: ډېره اسماعيل خان), often abbreviated to D. I. Khan, is a city and capital of Dera Ismail Khan District, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is the 37th largest city in Pakistan and the fifth largest in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population. Dera Ismail Khan is situated on the west bank of the Indus River, at its junction with the Gomal River.
It is 300 kilometers (190 mi) south of the provincial capital Peshawar, and 230 kilometers (140 mi) northwest of Multan, Punjab.