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 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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Worth seeing in and around Sukkur
8 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.
4.2 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.
4.2 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.
3.3 km · Hindu temple in Sindh, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 04Manzilgah
Masjid Manzilgah is a historic structure located in Sukkur, Sindh.
3.1 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.
1.7 km · College in Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 06Begum 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.
8.8 km · University in Sindh, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 07Aror 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.
8.8 km · university in Pakistan · Wikipedia - 08Clock 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.
2 km · clock tower in Sukkur, 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 Sukkur
- Stations
- Sukkur Airport, 5.8 km · Sukkur Junction railway station, 1.9 km · Rohri Junction railway station, 5.4 km · Arian Road railway station, 4.5 km · Child Healthcare Institute Sukkur, 1.6 km
- Quetta → Sukkur330 km · quickest by road, 5h 51m · ₨2,930–3,910
- Karachi → Sukkur366 km · quickest by road, 7h 20m · ₨3,610–4,810
- Multan → Sukkur377 km · quickest by road, 5h 53m · ₨3,220–4,290
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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 Sukkur. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Sukkur
- RohriPakistani town7.1 km