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Sukkur
Metropolis in Sindh, Pakistan

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.

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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".

Get in

Getting to Sukkur

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 file page), Wikimedia Commons.