Sukkur

Sukkur is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh along the western bank of the Indus River, directly across from the historic city of Rohri. Sukkur is the third largest city in Sindh after Karachi and Hyderabad, and 17th largest city of Pakistan by population. The city was originally founded by the Rai dynasty of Sindh. The modern city was built in the 1840s. New Sukkur was established during the British era alongside the village of Sukkur. Sukkur's hill, along with the hill on the river island of Bukkur, form what is sometimes considered the "Gate of Sindh".

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Sukkur is a major city in Pakistan's Sindh province, located on the Indus River across from the historic city of Rohri, and ranks as the third largest city in Sindh and 17th largest in Pakistan overall. The city's modern development dates to the 1840s during the British era, and its geographic position at hills that form the "Gate of Sindh" gives it historical and strategic significance.

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Place details

Locality: سکھر
Region: سندھ
Country: پاکستان
Population: 563,851
Timezone: Asia/Karachi

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Sukkur
Settlement.settlement_type: Metropolis
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from top: Lansdowne Bridge and the modern Ayub Bridge; Spring flowers; IBA University; and night view of Sukkur Barrage
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Sukkur
Settlement.image_seal: Sukkur Municipal Corporation.png
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Emblem
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sindh#Pakistan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Sindh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Division
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sukkur
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Sukkur
Settlement.population_total: 563851
Settlement.population_rank: 17th, Pakistan
Settlement.population_as_of: 2023 census
Settlement.total_type: City

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Wikidata facts

Population: 499900
Area: 5165
Elevation: 67
Image: SukkurMSBGrab.jpg
Dialing code: 071

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Commons category: Sukkur
inception: 1862-00-00
P8168: Karl Ludwig von Phull
P12749: Colombian Championship 1969

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Travel guide

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When Arabs invaded Sukkur (Sindh) in the 8th century (712 A.D.), they found an extreme climate of hot and cold, and called it Saqar, which means intense. Sukkur is nicknamed Darya Dino meaning the gift of river, as without the Indus the city would be a desert. Sukkur has many attractions to keep the tourist busy. Alor (or Aror, Sukkur) held the status of capital under the reign of Musikanos, when Alexander invaded the region in 326 BCE. The Rai Dynasty built a huge temple of Shiva. Lloyd Barrage on River Indus consist of 66 gates and many more as Lansdowne Bridge Rohr, Tomb of Mian Adam Shah Kalhoro, Sadh Belo Temple on River Indus, Lab-e-Mehran, Ayub Gate, Masum Shah jo minar (Masum Shah), Sateen jo Aastan (Seven Sisters) and Shahi Bazar.