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Rohri
City in Sindh, Pakistan

Rohri

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.

Get in

Getting to Rohri

Sukkur Airport is a domestic airport situated about 8 km away from the city centre of Sukkur. Sukkur Airport ranks as the second main operational airport in Sindh, after Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. PIA operates direct flights from Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore.

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    Sukkur Airport

    Sukkur is served by Sukkur railway station as well nearby Rohri railway station and has railway connections with almost all the major Pakistani cities and towns.

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    Rohri Junction
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    Sukkur

    Sukkur is situated on National Highway N-5, which originates from Torkham (Pakistan-Afghanistan border) and runs via Peshawar, Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, and Hyderabad on its way to Karachi.

See

Worth seeing

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    Sadh Belo Island

    An island in the Indus River famous for its highly revered Hindu temples.

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    Manzilgah Mosque
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    Masum Shah Minaret

    Honoring the sixteenth-century Sindhi Muslim historian and physician Masum Shah.

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    Bakhar Fort

    Rohri Arore ( ruins of historical city ).

Do

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.

Eat

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.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.