Sukkur
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Sukkur, or Sakharu formerly Aror (Urdu
: اروڑ əroːɽ) and Bakar, is the third largest city of Sindh
province, situated on the west bank of Indus River
in Pakistan
in Sukkur District
. However, the word Sakharu in Sindhi means "superior", which the spelling of the city's name in Sindhi suggests is the origin of the name. Sukkur is nicknamed Darya Dino (درياءَ ڏنو, meaning the gift of river), as without the Indus
the city would be a desert. People of Sukkur speak Sindhi
(72%), Urdu
(15.5%), Punjabi
(4%), Pashto (1.5%), Balochi
(1%), and others 1%.
.
Sukkur district shares its northern border with Shikarpur
and the recently constituted Kashmore
districts. Ghotki
is located on the north-eastern side while Khairpur
on the south. The border with India
lies further east. Sukkur is also connected by road and by air with all major cities of Pakistan.
, in Sukkur district. The Rai Dynasty
built a huge temple of Shiva
. In 711 CE, the Arabs invaded Sindh
, led by 17 year old Muhammad bin Qasim
, and Sukkur (including all of Sindh and lower Punjab) became part of the Umayyad Caliphate.
Later Mughals and many semi-autonomous tribes ruled over Sukkur. The city was ceded to Mirs of Khairpur
between 1809 and 1824. In 1833, Shah Shuja
(a warlord of Kandahar
, Afghanistan
) defeated the Talpur
s near Sukkur and later made a solemn treaty with the Talpur
ruler, by which he relinquished all claims on Sindh. In 1843, the British (General Charles James Napier
) defeated the Talpurs at the battles of Miani
and Dubbo near Hyderabad
. Sukkur, along with the rest of Sindh, was under British rule
until the independence of Pakistan
in 1947. The (current) district of Sukkur was constituted in 1901 out of part of Shikarpur District
, the remainder of which was formed into the Larkana District
. Sukkur saw a significant socio-economic uplift after the 1930s, when the British built the world's largest barrage here on the Indus River
. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, thousands of Muslim
escaping from pograms and genocide
moved to Pakistan and thousands of Hindu Sindhi refugees escaping from pograms and genocide
left Sukkur for India.
historical Places of Sukkur
http://hpsukkur.brinkster.net
The Sukkur barrage
(formally called Lloyd Barrage), built under the British Raj
on the Indus river
, controls one of the largest irrigation systems in the world. It was designed by Sir Arnold Musto KCIE, and constructed under the overall direction of Sir Charlton Harrison
, KCIE, as Chief Engineer. Construction of the barrage was started in 1923 and completed in January 1932. The 5001 feet (1,524.3 m) long barrage is made of yellow stone and steel and can water nearly 10 million acres (40,000 km2) of farmland through its seven large canals. Some of the canals are larger than the Suez Canal
.
In November 2004, the government of Pakistan
initiated a rehabilitation project to revitalize its water storage capacity and distribution efficiency. The project was completed in July 2005, (with less than the allocated amount of Rs. 887 million). Experts believe that the rehabilitation of the barrage has enhanced its efficiency for another 60 to 70 years.
textiles, cement
, leather
, tobacco
, paint and varnish, pharmaceuticals, agriculture implements, hand pumps, lock making, rice-husking, and sugar
. Small-scale cottage industries comprise hosiery
, boat making, fishing
accessories, thread ball spooling, trunk making brass-wares, cutlery
and ceramic
s.
was not as barren as today. Now its agricultural productivity has been much reduced. It has not achieved a reasonable yield per unit area over time, on account of continuous shortages of water and ignorance of modern irrigation systems. Despite the lack of water, during kharif, rice, bajra, cotton, tomatoes and peas are cultivated; whereas during rabi the main crops are wheat, barley, graham and melons. Sukkur is famous, world over, for its delicious dates. Sukkur also has a large Riveraine forest
along the course of the Indus. These tropical forests are found within the protective embankments on either side of the Indus. During 1997-98 the total area under forests was 510 km2 which yielded 55000 ft3 of timber and 27000 ft3 of firewood
besides other mine products.
Some names of famous schools are:
School of excellence
city school
London Cambridge school
oxford grammar high school
school of Daffodils
kids University
Saint Saviour high school
Saint Marry High School
Public School Sukkur
Army public School
Hira grammar high school
Sawera high school Sukkur
College in sukkur:
Islamia Science & Art college
Govt.Girls degree college
Higher education institutes are:
Sukkur institute of business Administration (SIBA)
Sukkur institute of science & technology (Sistech)
Comsit
Dada bhoy institute of higher education
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
: اروڑ əroːɽ) and Bakar, is the third largest city of Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
province, situated on the west bank of Indus River
Indus River
The Indus River is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through China and India.Originating in the Tibetan plateau of western China in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet Autonomous Region, the river runs a course through the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir and...
in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
in Sukkur District
Sukkur District
Sukkur district is a district in Sindh Province in Pakistan. It is divided into 4 administrative strata , namely; Sukkur City, Rohri, Saleh Pat and Pano Aqil. Among them Sukkur city and new Sukkur are urban centre while Pano Aqil is famous for having one of largest military cantonment of the country...
. However, the word Sakharu in Sindhi means "superior", which the spelling of the city's name in Sindhi suggests is the origin of the name. Sukkur is nicknamed Darya Dino (درياءَ ڏنو, meaning the gift of river), as without the Indus
Indus River
The Indus River is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through China and India.Originating in the Tibetan plateau of western China in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet Autonomous Region, the river runs a course through the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir and...
the city would be a desert. People of Sukkur speak Sindhi
Sindhi language
Sindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan that is spoken by the Sindhi people. In India, it is among 22 constitutionally recognized languages, where Sindhis are a sizeable minority. It is spoken by 53,410,910 people in Pakistan, according to the national government's Statistics Division...
(72%), Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
(15.5%), Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
(4%), Pashto (1.5%), Balochi
Balochi language
Balochi is a Northwestern Iranian language. It is the principal language of the Baloch of Balochistan, Pakistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan. It is also spoken as a second language by some Brahui. It is designated as one of nine official languages of Pakistan.-Vowels:The Balochi vowel...
(1%), and others 1%.
Administration
The city of Sukkur, as well as being district headquarters, is the capital of Sukkur Talukas and contains many Union councilUnion Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
.
Sukkur district
The district of Sukkur (whose name is derived from its head quarter Sukkur city) covers an area of 5,165 square kilometres. Geographically it is spanned from 27°05' to 28°02' north latitudes and from 68°47' to 69°43' east longitudes. The city of Sukkur is located at an altitude of 220 feet (67.1 m) from sea level, having terrestrial coordinates 68°52' east and 27°42' north. It is also the narrowest point of the lower Indus course.Sukkur district shares its northern border with Shikarpur
Shikarpur District
Shikarpur district is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Shikarpur is the capital. It is spread over an area of 2,512 km2, according to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 880,438 of which 23.51% were urban....
and the recently constituted Kashmore
Kashmore
Kashmore is a town in and administrative centre for Kashmore District in the Sindh Province of Pakistan....
districts. Ghotki
Ghotki
Ghotki Ghotki is the capital of Ghotki District in northern Sindh, Pakistan. It was the site of the July 13, 2005, Ghotki rail crash. The town is located at 28°1'0N 69°19'0E with an altitude of 72 metres ....
is located on the north-eastern side while Khairpur
Khairpur
Khairpur is the twelfth largest city in the province of Sindh in southeast Pakistan. It was founded in 1783 by Mir Sohrab Khan, who established the Khairpur branch of the Talpur clan. The settlement was selected as the seat of the Mirs of northern Sindh. It is the capital of the modern Khairpur...
on the south. The border with India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
lies further east. Sukkur is also connected by road and by air with all major cities of Pakistan.
Climate
The climate of the Sukkur is characterized by hot and hazy weather during summer days with dry and cold weather in winter. During January, the temperature ranges from 7 to 22 °C (44.6 to 71.6 F). The summer (month of June before the monsoon) temperature averages 35 °C (95 °F) though it often reaches up to 42 °C (107.6 °F). Generally the summer season commences in March - April and ends before October. The average rainfall of the district is 88 mm, and ranges from 0.59 mm to 25.62 mm per month.History
Sukkur has been an important strategic centre and trading route from time immemorial. Alor (or Aror, Sukkur) held the status of capital under the reign of Musikanos, when Alexander invaded the region in 326 BCE. The ruins of this ancient town still exist, 8 km east of RohriRohri
Rohri is a town of Sukkur District, Sindh province, Pakistan. It is located at 27°40'60N 68°54'0E, on the east bank of the Indus River. Rohri town is the administrative headquarters of Rohri Taluka, a tehsil of Sukkur District with which it forms a metropolitan area...
, in Sukkur district. The Rai Dynasty
Rai Dynasty
The Rai Dynasty was an Aryan dynasty of Sindh, from c. 489–690 AD. The influence of the Rai empire extended from Kashmir in the east, Makran and Debal port in the west, Surat port in south, Kandahar, Sistan, Suleyman, Ferdan and Kikanan hills in the north, ruling an area of over 600,000...
built a huge temple of Shiva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
. In 711 CE, the Arabs invaded Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
, led by 17 year old Muhammad bin Qasim
Muhammad bin Qasim
Muhammad bin Qasim Al-Thaqafi was a Umayyad general who, at the age of 17, began the conquest of the Sindh and Punjab regions along the Indus River for the Umayyad Caliphate. He was born in the city of Taif...
, and Sukkur (including all of Sindh and lower Punjab) became part of the Umayyad Caliphate.
Later Mughals and many semi-autonomous tribes ruled over Sukkur. The city was ceded to Mirs of Khairpur
Khairpur
Khairpur is the twelfth largest city in the province of Sindh in southeast Pakistan. It was founded in 1783 by Mir Sohrab Khan, who established the Khairpur branch of the Talpur clan. The settlement was selected as the seat of the Mirs of northern Sindh. It is the capital of the modern Khairpur...
between 1809 and 1824. In 1833, Shah Shuja
Shuja Shah Durrani
Shuja Shah Durrani was ruler of the Durrani Empire from 1803 to 1809. He then ruled from 1839 until his death in 1842. Shuja Shah was of the Sadozai line of the Abdali group of Pashtuns...
(a warlord of Kandahar
Kandahar
Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level...
, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
) defeated the Talpur
Talpur
Talpur ; is a Baloch tribe settled in Sindh. Talpurs settled in northern Sindh, spoke Sindhi language very soon their descendants and allies formed a confederacy against the Kalhora dynasty. Later, however, they enjoyed good relations with the Kalhoras and were invited by them to help organize...
s near Sukkur and later made a solemn treaty with the Talpur
Talpur
Talpur ; is a Baloch tribe settled in Sindh. Talpurs settled in northern Sindh, spoke Sindhi language very soon their descendants and allies formed a confederacy against the Kalhora dynasty. Later, however, they enjoyed good relations with the Kalhoras and were invited by them to help organize...
ruler, by which he relinquished all claims on Sindh. In 1843, the British (General Charles James Napier
Charles James Napier
General Sir Charles James Napier, GCB , was a general of the British Empire and the British Army's Commander-in-Chief in India, notable for conquering the Sindh Province in what is now Pakistan.- His genealogy :...
) defeated the Talpurs at the battles of Miani
Battle of Miani
The Battle of Miani was a battle between British forces under Sir Charles Napier and the Talpur Amirs of Sindh, Pakistan.-Background:...
and Dubbo near Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Sindh
is the second largest city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the seventh largest city in the country. The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot...
. Sukkur, along with the rest of Sindh, was under British rule
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
until the independence of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
in 1947. The (current) district of Sukkur was constituted in 1901 out of part of Shikarpur District
Shikarpur District
Shikarpur district is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Shikarpur is the capital. It is spread over an area of 2,512 km2, according to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 880,438 of which 23.51% were urban....
, the remainder of which was formed into the Larkana District
Larkana District
Larkana or Larkano is a district of Sindh province of Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, it had a population of 1,927,066 of which 28.70% were urban. Its main city is Larkana...
. Sukkur saw a significant socio-economic uplift after the 1930s, when the British built the world's largest barrage here on the Indus River
Indus River
The Indus River is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through China and India.Originating in the Tibetan plateau of western China in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet Autonomous Region, the river runs a course through the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir and...
. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, thousands of Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
escaping from pograms and genocide
Genocide
Genocide is defined as "the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group", though what constitutes enough of a "part" to qualify as genocide has been subject to much debate by legal scholars...
moved to Pakistan and thousands of Hindu Sindhi refugees escaping from pograms and genocide
Genocide
Genocide is defined as "the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group", though what constitutes enough of a "part" to qualify as genocide has been subject to much debate by legal scholars...
left Sukkur for India.
historical Places of Sukkur
http://hpsukkur.brinkster.net
Sukkur Barrage
The Sukkur Barrage has 66 Gates.The Sukkur barrage
Sukkur barrage
Sukkur Barrage is a barrage on the River Indus near the city of Sukkur in the Sindh province of Pakistan.Sukkur Barrage is used to control water flow in the River Indus for irrigation and flood control purposes....
(formally called Lloyd Barrage), built under the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
on the Indus river
Indus River
The Indus River is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through China and India.Originating in the Tibetan plateau of western China in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet Autonomous Region, the river runs a course through the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir and...
, controls one of the largest irrigation systems in the world. It was designed by Sir Arnold Musto KCIE, and constructed under the overall direction of Sir Charlton Harrison
Sir Charlton Harrison
Sir Charlton Scott Cholmeley Harrison, KCIE, 1881-1951, was a British Civil Engineer who spent his career from 1902 until 1933 in British India...
, KCIE, as Chief Engineer. Construction of the barrage was started in 1923 and completed in January 1932. The 5001 feet (1,524.3 m) long barrage is made of yellow stone and steel and can water nearly 10 million acres (40,000 km2) of farmland through its seven large canals. Some of the canals are larger than the Suez Canal
Suez Canal
The Suez Canal , also known by the nickname "The Highway to India", is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened in November 1869 after 10 years of construction work, it allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigation...
.
In November 2004, the government of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
initiated a rehabilitation project to revitalize its water storage capacity and distribution efficiency. The project was completed in July 2005, (with less than the allocated amount of Rs. 887 million). Experts believe that the rehabilitation of the barrage has enhanced its efficiency for another 60 to 70 years.
Industry
Sukkur is a hub of many small and large scale industries. Among important industries are cottonCotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
textiles, cement
Cement
In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...
, leather
Leather
Leather is a durable and flexible material created via the tanning of putrescible animal rawhide and skin, primarily cattlehide. It can be produced through different manufacturing processes, ranging from cottage industry to heavy industry.-Forms:...
, tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
, paint and varnish, pharmaceuticals, agriculture implements, hand pumps, lock making, rice-husking, and sugar
Sugar
Sugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.Sucrose in its refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet...
. Small-scale cottage industries comprise hosiery
Hosiery
Hosiery, also referred to as legwear, describes garments worn directly on the feet and legs. The term originated as the collective term for products of which a maker or seller is termed a hosier; and those products are also known generically as hose...
, boat making, fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
accessories, thread ball spooling, trunk making brass-wares, cutlery
Cutlery
Cutlery refers to any hand implement used in preparing, serving, and especially eating food in the Western world. It is more usually known as silverware or flatware in the United States, where cutlery can have the more specific meaning of knives and other cutting instruments. This is probably the...
and ceramic
Ceramic
A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
s.
Agriculture
Sukkur had a large fertile and cultivable land area until a few decades ago, when the Indus riverIndus River
The Indus River is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through China and India.Originating in the Tibetan plateau of western China in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet Autonomous Region, the river runs a course through the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir and...
was not as barren as today. Now its agricultural productivity has been much reduced. It has not achieved a reasonable yield per unit area over time, on account of continuous shortages of water and ignorance of modern irrigation systems. Despite the lack of water, during kharif, rice, bajra, cotton, tomatoes and peas are cultivated; whereas during rabi the main crops are wheat, barley, graham and melons. Sukkur is famous, world over, for its delicious dates. Sukkur also has a large Riveraine forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
along the course of the Indus. These tropical forests are found within the protective embankments on either side of the Indus. During 1997-98 the total area under forests was 510 km2 which yielded 55000 ft3 of timber and 27000 ft3 of firewood
Firewood
Firewood is any wood-like material that is gathered and used for fuel. Generally, firewood is not highly processed and is in some sort of recognizable log or branch form....
besides other mine products.
Education
{There are many educational institutes in Sukkur,Some names of famous schools are:
School of excellence
city school
London Cambridge school
oxford grammar high school
school of Daffodils
kids University
Saint Saviour high school
Saint Marry High School
Public School Sukkur
Army public School
Hira grammar high school
Sawera high school Sukkur
College in sukkur:
Islamia Science & Art college
Govt.Girls degree college
Higher education institutes are:
Sukkur institute of business Administration (SIBA)
Sukkur institute of science & technology (Sistech)
Comsit
Dada bhoy institute of higher education
Sites of interest
- historical Places of Sukkur http://hpsukkur.brinkster.net
- ManzilgahManzilgahManzilgah was originally a mosque built by Mughal emperor Akbar the Great in 1007 AH.In the 1940s an Islamic institution named Jamia Hammadia Manzilgah Sukkur was established, which is now at its full swing. It is near the city of Sukkur....
, Bundar road - RohriRohriRohri is a town of Sukkur District, Sindh province, Pakistan. It is located at 27°40'60N 68°54'0E, on the east bank of the Indus River. Rohri town is the administrative headquarters of Rohri Taluka, a tehsil of Sukkur District with which it forms a metropolitan area...
- Aror (ruins of historical city)
- Tomb Of Adam Shah Kalhora
- Shrine of Syed Sadar-Ur-Din-Shah
- Tomb of Shah Khairuddin Jillani
- Tomb of the Seven Maidens Sateen Jo AastanSateen Jo AastanSateen Jo Aastan is located on the left bank of the Indus River near Rohri, Sindh, Pakistan.- Description :Rohri, also known as Sateen Jo Aastan is the resting place for the Seven Female-friends. According to folklore these female friends resided here...
- Kot Mir Yakoob Ali Shah Rohri
- Tomb of Abdul Baqi PuraniAbdul Baqi PuraniAbdul Baqi Purani Abdul Baqi Purani Abdul Baqi Purani ((Sindhi عبدالباقي پوراني)The Tomb of Mir Abdul Baqi Purani, Ex-Governor of Bukkur Amir Mirak Shah Ba Yazid Hussain, a native of Purani in Hirat, came to Sindh in AH 928 (AD 1521) with Mirza Shah Hussain Babar. He was appointed Governor of...
, Ex-Governor of Bukkur. - BukkurBukkurBukkur is an island located in Rohri, Sukkur District, Pakistan.Named Bakar by the pious Sayed Muhammad Maki in the seventh century of Hijri, this island is a limestone rock, oval in shape, long by wide, and about in height. According to the Superintendent of Land Records and Registration,...
Island - Tomb of Syed Hakim Ali
- Minaret of Masum ShahMasum ShahMinaret of Masum Shah The minaret of Syed Nizam-ud-Din Mir Muhammad Masum Shah is the most conspicuous structure of Sukkur town, dating back to 1607 during the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent. Syed Masum Shah was the governor of Mughal Emperor Akbar who appointed him as the Nawab of Sukkur...
- Sadh BeloSadh BeloSadh Belo , or Sat, is an island downstream of Bukkur island and separated from it by a short stretch of river. On it is a Hindu religious establishment founded in 1823 by Swami Bakhandi Maharaj Udasi; the gaily-painted buildings are, however, more or less modern. The place is held in high esteem...
Temple on River Indus - Thermal Power Station Sukkur
- Lansdowne Bridge RohriLansdowne Bridge RohriThe Lansdowne Bridge Rohri was a railway bridge in present day Pakistan.A marvel of nineteenth century engineering, the 'longest "rigid" girder bridge in the world' at that time, was begun in 1887. The Indus Valley State Railway had reached Sukkur in 1879 and the steam ferry which transported eight...
- Sukkur (Lloyd) Barrage
- Shikarpur Road connecting Quetta via Shikarpur
- Shrine of Qazi Baba
- Degree College
- Islamia College
- Dadu Choke conneting Shikarpur Road, Waritar Rd & Hussaini Rd
- Lab-e-MehranLab-e-MehranLab-e-Mehran is famous garden in Sukkur, situated on Bandar Road, adjacent to the Indus River, in Sindh Province, Pakistan. It was built with the cost of 12 crore rupees, and it is still under development. There is a separate family area with a small hotel. There is also boat riding facility. The...
- Lansdowne Bridge
- Minara Road (sarak)
- Shahi Bazaar, Frere Road
- Ayub Gate
- Ladies and Children Hill Park
- Looks Park/Qasim Park
- Acher Ghitti
- Bhutta Road (old Garden Road)
- Bunder Road
- Barrage colony
- Mir-ki-street
- Purana Sukkur (Old Sukkur)
- Sheikh Shee Road Sukkur
- Raharki sahib
- Jinnat (Genie's) Building, Old Sukkur
- Hyderi Masjid, Old Sukkur
- Tomb Syed Mukhdoom Shah Badshah
- Shah Khair ud din Shah Badshah (G. A. Shah) - Old Sukkur
You Tube Videos of Sukkur City
- Sukkur Tourism Sites
- Sukkur Bridge
- World Longest Barrage- Sukkur Barrage
- 1941 Video of Sukkur Barrage
- A Historical Tomb from the age of Mughal Emperor Akbar
- Lab-e-Mehran - Sukkur ( A park with Indus river)
- Central Mosque- Sukkur
- A historical Mosque By Muhammad Bin Qasim at Aror- Sukkuv
- A Complete View of Sukkur city
See also
- AlorAlor (Sukkur)- History :Aror was the ancient capital of Sindh, now modern Rohri adjacent to Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan. In 711 AD, Aror was captured by the army of Muslim general Muhammad bin Qasim. In 962 it was hit by a massive earthquake that changed the course of the Indus River...
- Hemu Kalani, Sukkur born freedom fighterHemu Kalani-Early life:Hemu Kalani was born at mir-ki-street old Sukkur in Sindh on 23 March 1923. He was the son of Pesumal Kalani and Jethi Bai. As a child and young man he campaigned with his friends for boycotts of foreign goods and tried to persuade people to use Swadeshi goods...
- Sukkur AirportSukkur AirportSukkur Airport is a domestic airport situated about 8km away from the city centre of Sukkur in the Sukkur District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is medium airport and caters mainly to the population of Sukkur, Khairpur and Rohri...
External links
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/commoner/sets/72157623434142016/
- District Government Sukkur
- Ghulam Muhammad Maher Medical College, Sukkur
- Sukkur Map
- Sukkur Travel & Culture
- Sukkur City
- ADB Report on Sukkur Barrage 2001
- An Overview of the History and Impacts of the Water Issue in Pakistan
- Pakistan Floods Situation Report, July 26, 2005
- Sukkur Barrage or Lloyd Barrage