Sukkur, Pakistan
سکھر
Sukkur is a town of 563,851 people in Sindh, Pakistan, founded in 1862.
Why visit Sukkur
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 15 parks and trails, 73 places to eat, 28 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Ayub Bridge, Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University, Lloyd Barrage Museum and Lab-e-Mehran.
Weather in Sukkur
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About 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 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.
From the Wikipedia article Sukkur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Sukkur on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do3
Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University
School · 7.8 km
University in Sindh, Pakistan
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Museums and landmarks6
Parks, trails and playgrounds15
Imam Mahdi AS Water Park
Sports field and stadium · 3.2 km
Lansdowne Bridge Road, Sukkur
King Mengh Water Park
Sports field and stadium · 4.4 km
National Highway 5, Rohri
Nasir Chohan Regional Sport Club Stadium
Sports field and stadium · 7.0 km
Shikarpur Road, Sukkur
3 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes73
FishKar
Restaurant · Chicken, Coffee Shop, Diner, Fine Dining, Fish, Fish And Chips, Kebab · 4.9 km
100 Ft Road Opposite IBA Sukkur
Mo-Su 16:00-01:00
HD - Hotel Dreha Family Restaurant
Restaurant · Pakistani · 9.2 km
Sukkur-Jacobabad Highway, Sukkur
61 more on the map.
History
The region around Sukkur had been inhabited for millennia. The ruins of Lakhan-jo-daro, located near an industrial park on the outskirts of Sukkur, date from the Mature Harappan period of the Indus Valley Civilization, between 2600 BCE and 1900 BCE. It covers more than 300 hectares of area and is touted to be second largest city of the Indus Valley Civilization, just 75 kilometers away from another ancient major city of the civilization, Mohenjo Daro.
"Old Sukkur" was initially a small village prior to the establishment of a military garrison in 1839. Sukkur was built on a low limestone ridge on the banks of the Indus River. The city was once surrounded by groves of date palms that were traditionally believed to have grown from the discarded date-pits from Arab invaders in the 8th century.
The village of Sukkur was directly across from the larger town of Rohri, which served as a busy port along the Indus by the 1200s, and was a major trading centre for agricultural produce. An 86 foot (26 m) tall minaret was built at Sukkur's shrine of Mir Masum Shah in 1607.
From the History section of Sukkur on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay28
Alydia Inn Guest House
Motel and hotel · 1.6 km
Sindhi Cooperative Housing Society, Sukkur
Bhitai Nagar
Motel and hotel · 2.1 km
Friends Cooperative Housing Society, Sukkur
Decent Lodges Sukkhar
Motel and hotel · 1.8 km
Sindhi Cooperative Housing Society, Sukkur
Green Palace Guest House
Motel and hotel · 1.6 km
Sindhi Cooperative Housing Society, Sukkur
IBA Hostel 8
Motel and hotel · 2.0 km
Hamdard Cooperative Housing Society, Sukkur
IBA Hostel No 10
Motel and hotel · 2.1 km
Hamdard Cooperative Housing Society, Sukkur
IBA Hostel No.3
Motel and hotel · 2.3 km
Friends Cooperative Housing Society, Sukkur
Churches and places of worship35
Jamia Masjid Khatam Ul Anbiya
Place of worship · Sunni · 2.1 km
Masoom Shan Minar Road, Sukkur
Muslim Bin Aqeel
Place of worship · Sunni · 5.3 km
Sukkur Bypass link road, Sukkur
Sheikh Sheen Badshah Mosque
Place of worship · Sunni · 1.2 km
Cinema Road, Sukkur
Shopping14
Ameer Hamza Kiryana Store
Grocery · 3.0 km
Professors Cooperative Housing Society, Sukkur
Ghouri Icon 2 Society Branch
Grocery · 1.8 km
Sindhi Cooperative Housing Society, Sukkur
Maillani General Store
Grocery · 1.8 km
Sindhi Cooperative Housing Society, Sukkur
Gas and EV charging42
Mashallah Fuelling Station
Gas station · 14.1 km
National Highway 5, Khairpur Mirus
Murshid Filling Station Total Petrol Station
Gas station · 1.4 km
Military Road, Sukkur
Schools, colleges and libraries29
Allama Iqbal Open University Regional Center Sukkur
School · 3.0 km
Jaffria Cooperative Housing Society, Sukkur
Government Comprehensive Higher Secondary School
School · 1.9 km
Shikarpur Road, Sukkur
Healthcare20
Al Rehman Maternity Home
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.3 km
Sindh Muslim Cooperative Housing Society, Sukkur
Marie Stopes Regional Office Sukkur
Hospital · 2.2 km
Friends Cooperative Housing Society, Sukkur
Map of Sukkur
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sukkur Airport (SKZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 7 km away.
- Rohri 4 km east, about 4 min by car
- Bagarji 11 km northwest, about 11 min by car
- Chak 17 km north, about 17 min by car
- Khairpur Mir’s 22 km southwest, about 22 min by car
- Lakhi 23 km northwest, about 23 min by car
- Pir Jo Goth 27 km southwest, about 27 min by car
- Pano Aqil 30 km northeast, about 30 min by car
- Rustam 30 km north, about 30 min by car
- Shikarpur 35 km northwest, about 35 min by car
- Madeji 40 km west, about 40 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- SukkurMSBGrab, Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sukkur (8091136028), Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sukkur (8091100765), Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bridge over the Indus, Sukkur (Landsdowne Bridge) (8091112164), Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sukkur (8091098095), Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bridge over the Indus, Sukkur (Landsdowne Bridge) (8091109057), Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Government College of Education Sukkur, مھتاب احمد سنڌي, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mama Parsi Zoroastrian Fire Temple Sukkur built in 1923, مھتاب احمد سنڌي, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Foundation stone of Government College of Education Sukkur, مھتاب احمد سنڌي, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Front view of GCE Sukkur, مھتاب احمد سنڌي, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aerial View of Sukkur Lansdowne Bridge and Sukkur Rohri, Mhtoori, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panorama of Lansdowne Bridge Sukkur, Mhtoori, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sukkur Pakistan Haddid - panoramio, Haddid Uddin, CC BY 3.0
- IBA Sukkur - panoramio, ANEES_KHADIM, CC BY 3.0
- Sukkur IBA University Academic Block III, مھتاب احمد سنڌي, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ayub, Rajaislam, CC BY 2.0
- Lansdowne Bridge Rohri, سیانف, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 'Duck shoot at Drig' (8091073735), Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 'Duck shoot at Drig H.E.' (8091094194), Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Minaret of Masum Shah, سیانف, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sindhi Books, مھتاب احمد سنڌي, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ahmed Ali Mangrio, Ahmedmangrio, CC BY 3.0
- 'Duck shoot at Drig' (my but?) (8091085296), Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 'Duck shoot at Drig' (8091087966), Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
- SQZSB HOME - panoramio, syed qamar zaman sha…, CC BY 3.0
- 'Duck shoot at Drig H.E. & Her Ex.' (8091085467), Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 'Duck shoot at Drig some of the beaters' (8091076001), Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 'Duck shoot at Drig' (8091076560), Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sukkar Jail - panoramio, Najamuddin Shahwani, CC BY 3.0
- Sukkar - panoramio, Najamuddin Shahwani, CC BY 3.0
- Buffalo's Taking bath - panoramio, Najamuddin Shahwani, CC BY 3.0
- Shah e Najaf Rohri - panoramio, sajidmirani125, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS061-E-4125 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS061-E-4124 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS061-E-4123 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Caccobius pantherinus Arrow, 1931 male (4497474282), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Wilson Bahadur (8091121484), Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 'Water wheel' (8091138764), Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
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