Travel Story of 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 is 14th most populous city in Pakistan. The
major language of people of this area is Sindhi.
History:
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 (Bukkur Island), form what is sometimes considered the
"Gate of Sindh.
“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.
Visiting Places:
There are lots of Visiting place in Sukkur like
Lansdowne Bridge Sukkur Barrage
Ghenta Ghar Bukkur Island
Sadhu Bela Tomb of Seven Sisters
Arore Masoom Shah Jo Minaro
Adam Shah's Tomb Lloyd Barrage Museum
Now we come to a story of mine when I travel toward Sukkur.
Story:
I go to Sukkur with my Friend We Are going there to give a test for Job
me and my friend decided to spent a night at house of relative of my friend. We
go to his home and he welcomed us as we already informed him. He offered to us
dinner and then he told us that he has a night shifting job so he cannot spend
more time with us and then leave us we both are tired so we went to sleep. In
the morning we wake up early in the morning then we come to know that the house
in which we spent night are well maintain from inside but the condition from
out side is very poor I don’t know why it really look like a house that was
destroyed only from outside. Then after taking bath we started to revise the
notes about job test. Then after some time the owner of house came with
breakfast for us it was fried egg and Pratha after taking breakfast we all go
to nearby road to take rikshaw to reach the test center after some time we
reached. test center where after some
formalities and waiting for some time we take exam and leave the test center.
then we both decided to go toward the nearby visiting place one of them was
nearest from our location it was a bridge we listen lot of things about it as
the name of this bridge is Qanchi pull (Seizer bridge) and who construct it
lost his hand as the ruler of that time want to make the bridge unique so he
cut the hands of constructor so that he never made any bridge like this bridge.
we also listened that there was a big lock at its center by which it was opened
and closed. But all the things were wrong the name of that bridge was Lansdowne Bridge As shown below
constructed in 1887.
then we see there was a
Cemetery on A mountain near to
that bridge then we go there and inquire about it then we come to know that it
was a tomb of seven sisters the guard there was tell us that they not sisters
but friends who was buried there then we go upward on mountain to see the
Graves as they look different. From bridge we see there are seven graves in a
line and some others all of them are in same design as in image Bellow
then from there we saw
building of a Temple other side of river from Bukker island it was a Hindu Temple
name as Sadhu Bela as in map marked with blue line then we decided to go there
but my friend tired and he also feel hungry then he says please go for a food
shop then we make few pictures and move down from a small mountain an went to
search for food shop
but there was no any
good hotel so go to take an auto Rickshaw there we see a tractor that was made
by a local mechanic then I make a picture
and go toward Auto we
sit in them go toward market there we see Ghenta gher (Clock Tower) it was
historical building but due to lack of maintenance it looks like ruined building
there was hotel from where we take a lunch and then decided to leave for home
because the time was now 4:00 pm so we leave hotel after lunch and moved toward
the bus Stop on Auto there when we are moving toward bus stand we see a Barrage
Named as Sukkur Barrage it was one of big barrages of Pakistan then we reached on Bus Stand then
soon the bus was arrived and we move on
it . so, it was my little story of Travelling to a Sukkur we know we missed lot
of places to visit.
Because there were many places to more to visit as I mention above the pictures of some of them are hare:
Masoom Shah Jo Minaro
Small boat near Tomb of
Seven Sister in River Indus (Sindh)
Small mountain where
the tomb of seven sister was located
Image of Sukkur Barrage
Arore
