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Rohri

Rohri (Sindhi: ي￾روه ;Urdu: روہڑی (is a town of

Sukkur District, Sindh province, Pakistan. It

is located on the east bank ofthe Indus River,

located directly across from Sukkur, the third

largest city in Sindh. Rohri town isthe

administrative headquarters of Rohri

Taluka, a tehsil of Sukkur District

[2] with

which it forms a metropolitan area.

Rohri

روه￾ي

روہڑی

City

View ofthe famous British-era Lansdowne

Bridge, and Ayub Bridge, which both span the

Indus River and offer access between Rohri and

Sukkur.

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Coordinates: 27°40′59″N 68°54′00″E

Country Pakistan

Province Sindh

District Sukkur

Union Councils 11

Government

• Type :Town Council

• Total :1,319 km2(509 sq mi)

. Elevation:62 m (203 ft)

• Population :(2002)[1]

• Total :224,362

• Density :170/km2(440/sq mi)

• Time zone :UTC+5 (PST)

Rohri is 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) west ofthe

ancient city of Aror.[3]

. Roruka, as capital of

the Sauvira Kingdom, is mentioned as an

important trading center in early Buddhist

literature.[4]

Little is known about the city's

history prior to the Arab invasion in the 8th

century,[5]

but Aror was the capital of the Ror

Dynasty, which was followed by Rai Dynasty

and then the Brahman Dynasty that once

ruled northern Sindh.

In 711 CE, Aror was captured by the army of

Muslim general Muhammad bin Qasim.[6]

In 962 CE, a massive earthquake struck the

region, causing the course ofthe Indus River

to shift.[7] 

Aror was re-founded as Rohri

afterwards.[8]

Rohri served as a busy port along the Indus

by the 1200s, and was a major trading centre

for agricultural produce.[8]

Climate

Rohri has a hot desert climate (Köppen

climate classification BWh) with extremely

hot summers and mild winters. Rohri is very

dry, with the little rain it receives mostly

falling in the monsoon season from July to

September.

1. "Sukkur's History

" . Sukkur District

Government. Retrieved 2007-11-28.

2. Taluka Municipal Administration

Rorhi Archived 2008-10-13 at the

Wayback Machine.

3. Nadiem, Ihsan H (2004). Forts of

Pakistan. Lahore: Al-Faisal Publishers.

p. 54. ISBN 9695033520.

4. Derryl N. MacLean (1989), Religion and

Society in Arab Sind , p.63

5. Hughes, Albert William (1876). A

Gazetteer of the Province of Sind . G. Belland Sons. p. 677 . Retrieved 19 December

2017. "aror ."

6. Smyth, J W (2005). Sukkur District.

Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications. pp. 41–

43. ISBN 9693517296.This word taken

from old word Rohari.

7. "Where the city of Aror once stood in

glory" . Dawn. Retrieved 19 December 2017.

8. <Bowden, Rob (2004). Settlements ofthe

Indus River . Heinemann-Raintree

Library. ISBN 1403457182. Retrieved

19 December 2017.

9. "Rohri Climate Normals 1961-1990" .

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration. Retrieved January 17,

2013.

By Salarsain