Blogs Posts in Sukkur category; 9 blog posts

Muhammad Bin Qasim Mosque, Arore

Muhammad Bin Qasim built this Mosque near Rohri, Sindh at Arore. When he proceeded towards Arore in 711 AH where Fofi, the son of Raja Dahir, had fortified his position. Muhammad Bin Qasim called his forces to a halt [...]

Posted On : Jun, 04 2013 | Comments : 1

Masum Shah Minarete, Sukkur

The most conspicuous structure of city is the minaret of Syed Nizam-ud-Din Mir Muhammad Masum Shah. He was the governor of Mughal Emperor Akbar who appointed him as the Nawab of Sukkur. The minaret was built in about 1607 It is of [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Sadhu Bela, Sukkur

Sadhu Belo is a Hindue Temple situated on an island at the centre of the Indus River, near Rohri Bridge. The island has two inlets i.e. Sadh Belo and Din Belo. It was founded in 1823 by Swami Bak [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Seven Sisters Place, Sukkur

Sat bahan jo asthan or Satbahain jo maskan is the resting or ‘living’ place of Seven Sisters. It is situated in Sukkur on a mound near Landsowne Bridge. Popularly known as Satian jo asthaan (the home of s [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Historical Graveyard, Sukkur

A historic Mughal era graveyard is situated on a mound in Sukkur near Indus River Bank. These are the graves of the family of Khan Zaman Amir Abdul Qasim (Mughal Governor of Bakkhar now called Sukkur). The Mughal architecture of grav [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Landsowne Bridge & Ayub Bridge Sukkur

Lansdowne Bridge Rohri is a railway bridge built on River Indus. It connects Rohri with Sukkur. It was the longest Rigid Girder Bridge in nineteenth century at the time of its construction. The construction started in 1887. It was [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Kot Diji Fort, Khairpur Sindh

Kot Diji Fort is situated on Rohri Hills in Khairpur District, Sindh. It is near Kot Diji Town on National Highway about 40 km before Khairpur. The fort was built by Mir Sohrab Khan Talpur in 1785-1795 AD. [...]

Posted On : Jul, 22 2012 | Comments : 0

Indus Dolphin Reserve

Indus Dolphin is endangered specie listed in IUCN (International Conservation Union) Red List. Its reserve stretches a distance of 170 km, from the Sukkur Barrage upstream to the Guddu Barrage near Kashmore. &nb [...]

Posted On : Jun, 12 2012 | Comments : 0

Sukkur Barrage

Officially named the Lioyd Barrage but famous as Sukkur Barrage (built on river indus 5 km below sukkur gorge); it is the largest system of its kind in the world. The Barrage was built during the British Raj from 1923 to 193 [...]

Posted On : Jun, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

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