Rohri
Rohri is a city of Sukkur District, Sindh province, Pakistan.
Rohri is a city of Sukkur District, Sindh province, Pakistan. It is located on the east bank of the Indus River, directly across from Sukkur, the third most populous city in Sindh. Rohri town is the administrative headquarters of Rohri Taluka, and a tehsil of Sukkur District with which it forms a metropolitan area. Its capture marked the beginning of Muslim rule in India under Muhammad ibn al-Qasim in 711 CE, when it was named Aror.
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Worth seeing in and around Rohri
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Ayub Bridge
Ayub Bridge, named after Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, is a railway bridge over the Indus River between Rohri and Sukkur in Sindh province, Pakistan. The bridge is about 806 feet long, 247 feet high and cost Rs 21.6 million.
1.7 km · railway bridge in Pakistan · Wikipedia - 02Lansdowne Bridge
The Lansdowne Bridge over the Indus at Sukkur was one of the great engineering feats of the 19th century. The longest cantilever bridge ever built, it had to support the load of heavy steam locomotives.
1.6 km · bridge in Sindh, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 03Sadh Belo
Sadh Belo, also spelt as Sadh Bela, or Sat, is an island in the Indus River near Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan that is famous for its highly revered Hindu temples. The temples are associated with the syncretic Udasi movement of Sikhism.
2.4 km · Hindu temple in Sindh, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 04Manzilgah
Masjid Manzilgah is a historic structure located in Sukkur, Sindh.
2.6 km · mosque in Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 05Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College Sukkur
Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College or GMMMC in short is the sixth public sector Medical college under the Government of Sindh where 100 students of Sukkur, Khairpur and Ghotki are getting education every year. It is named after Sindh politician Ghulam Muhammad Khan Mahar.
7.3 km · College in Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 06Kalka Cave Temple
The Kalka Devi Temple, Kalka Devi Cave Temple or Kalka Devi Mandir is considered by Hindus to be one of their holiest temples in Pakistan. It is situated inside a natural cave in the Kalka hills in Rohri, Sindh province, Pakistan.
7 km · Hindu temple in Pakistan · Wikipedia - 07Clock Tower, Sukkur
Clock Tower, Sukkur, also known as Ghanta Ghar, Sukkur, is a clock tower located in Sukkur, Sindh. The tower is 90-feet high.
3.8 km · clock tower in Sukkur, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 08Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University
Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University is a public-sector higher education institution located in Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan. It is named in honor of Begum Nusrat Bhutto, a prominent political figure, former First Lady of Pakistan, and an advocate of women’s rights, who played a vital role in the country’s socio-political landscape.
3.2 km · University in Sindh, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 09Aror University Sukkur
The Aror University of Art, Architecture, Design and Heritage is public sector university established near Sukkur at Rohri bypass N-5 National Highway in the vicinity of ancient historical town of Aror, once the capital of Sindh. The university offer the graduate, postgraduate and advance studies in the field of architecture, environmental science, textile design, fashion design, civil engineering, media sciences, archaeology, photography, interior design, communication design, ceramics and other disciplines.
3.2 km · university in Pakistan · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Sadh Belo Island
An island in the Indus River famous for its highly revered Hindu temples.
- 02Manzilgah Mosque
- 03Masum Shah Minaret
Honoring the sixteenth-century Sindhi Muslim historian and physician Masum Shah.
- 04Bakhar Fort
Rohri Arore ( ruins of historical city ).
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Things to do
Shopping at Shahi Bazaar, Frere Road. Boat ride at river Indus side. Fishing near Indus River. Play cricket at Sukkur Stadium. Play tennis at Sukkur Ghym khana.
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Where to eat
Dinner / Lunch at Taj Hotel, Rohri Toll plaza. Pizza Town on Military Road. KFC Fast food on Military Road. Sindhri Restaurant Chicken Karahi of Student Chicken near Clock tower. Fruit Chat at Neem ki Chari. Dolphin Bakery cakes. Mehran Sweets. Channa Cholay with Naan. Makhan Nihari at Thala. Kachori and Samose.
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Getting to Rohri
- Stations
- Sukkur Junction railway station, 3.8 km · Rohri Junction railway station, 300 m · Child Healthcare Institute Sukkur, 7.1 km · Mando Dairo railway station, 8 km
- Quetta → Rohri333 km · quickest by road, 5h 58m · ₨2,970–3,960
- Karachi → Rohri367 km · quickest by road, 7h 19m · ₨3,610–4,810
- Multan → Rohri375 km · quickest by road, 5h 45m · ₨3,150–4,200
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No local-transport research exists yet for Rohri
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Rohri. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Rohri
Rohri is 5 km from Sukkur, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Sukkurcity in Sindh, Pakistan3.7 km