Rohri
title: "Rohri" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["sukkur-district", "metropolitan-areas-of-pakistan", "populated-places-in-sukkur-district"] topic_path: "geography/pakistan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohri" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
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| native_name | روهڙي |
| | settlement_type | City | | | image_skyline | File:Rohri.jpg | | image_caption | View of the famous British-era Lansdowne Bridge, and Ayub Bridge, which both span the Indus River and offer access between Rohri and Sukkur | | blank_emblem_type | Big Patni Rohri | | mapsize | 150 px | | map_caption | | | pushpin_map | Sindh#Pakistan | | pushpin_label_position | | | pushpin_relief | 1 | | coordinates | | | | subdivision_type | Country | | subdivision_name | | | subdivision_type1 | Province | | subdivision_type3 | District | | subdivision_name1 | Sindh | | subdivision_type2 | Division | | subdivision_name2 | Sukkur | | subdivision_name3 | Sukkur | | parts_type | Union Councils | | parts_style | para | | parts | 11 | | government_type | Town Council | | leader_title | Tehsil Nazim | | leader_title1 | Naib Nazim | | leader_name1 | | | area_total_sq_mi | | | elevation_m | 62 | | elevation_ft | 203 | | | population_total | 92135 | | total_type | City | | population_as_of | 2023 census | | population_footnotes | | | population_density_km2 | auto | | population_density_sq_mi | | | timezone | PST | | utc_offset | +5 | ::
| official_name = Rohri | native_name = روهڙي
| settlement_type = City | image_skyline = File:Rohri.jpg | image_caption = View of the famous British-era Lansdowne Bridge, and Ayub Bridge, which both span the Indus River and offer access between Rohri and Sukkur | image_flag = | image_seal = | blank_emblem_type = Big Patni Rohri | image_map = | mapsize = 150 px | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Sindh#Pakistan | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_relief = 1 | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name1 = Sindh | subdivision_type2 = Division | subdivision_name2 = Sukkur | subdivision_name3 = Sukkur | parts_type = Union Councils | parts_style = para | parts = 11 | government_footnotes = | government_type = Town Council | leader_title = Tehsil Nazim | leader_name = | leader_title1 = Naib Nazim | leader_name1 = | area_footnotes = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = | area_total_sq_mi = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 62 | elevation_ft = 203 | population_total = 92135 | total_type = City | population_as_of = 2023 census | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = | population_note = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = | timezone = PST | utc_offset = +5 | timezone_DST =
Rohri (Sindhi: روهڙي; ) is a city of Sukkur District, Sindh province, Pakistan. It is located on the east bank of the Indus River, located directly across from Sukkur, the third largest city in Sindh. Rohri town is the administrative headquarters of Rohri Taluka, and tehsil of Sukkur District with which it forms a metropolitan area. Its capture marked the beginning of Muslim rule in India under Muhammad ibn al-Qasim in 711 CE, when it was named Aror.
History
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Rohri is 10 km west of the ancient city of Aror. Roruka, as capital of the Sauvira Kingdom, is mentioned as an important trading center in early Buddhist literature. Little is known about the city's history prior to the Arab invasion in the eighth century, but Aror was the capital of the 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. In 962 CE, a massive earthquake struck the region, causing the course of the Indus River to shift. Aror was re-founded as Rohri afterwards.
Rohri served as a busy port along the Indus by the 1200s, and was a major trading centre for agricultural produce.
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. The average annual rainfall of Rohri is 105.8 mm as per 1991-2020 period. The highest annual rainfall ever is 669.4 mm, recorded in 2022 and the lowest annual rainfall ever is 0 mm as it was a record dry period in the city in 1941.
|location = Rohri |metric first = Y |single line = Y |width = auto |Jan record high C = 30.6 |Feb record high C = 37.2 |Mar record high C = 42.2 |Apr record high C = 47.0 |May record high C = 49.0 |Jun record high C = 51.0 |Jul record high C = 47.0 |Aug record high C = 47.0 |Sep record high C = 43.3 |Oct record high C = 43.3 |Nov record high C = 38.0 |Dec record high C = 31.1 |Jan high C = 22.8 |Feb high C = 25.3 |Mar high C = 31.2 |Apr high C = 37.6 |May high C = 42.4 |Jun high C = 43.6 |Jul high C = 40.8 |Aug high C = 38.7 |Sep high C = 38.0 |Oct high C = 35.3 |Nov high C = 29.9 |Dec high C = 24.0 |Jan mean C = 15.6 |Feb mean C = 18.1 |Mar mean C = 23.8 |Apr mean C = 29.8 |May mean C = 34.3 |Jun mean C = 36.0 |Jul mean C = 34.4 |Aug mean C = 32.7 |Sep mean C = 31.4 |Oct mean C = 27.8 |Nov mean C = 22.5 |Dec mean C = 16.8 |Jan low C = 8.4 |Feb low C = 10.9 |Mar low C = 16.4 |Apr low C = 22.0 |May low C = 26.2 |Jun low C = 28.4 |Jul low C = 27.9 |Aug low C = 26.7 |Sep low C = 24.9 |Oct low C = 20.3 |Nov low C = 14.4 |Dec low C = 9.6 |Jan record low C = 1.7 |Feb record low C = 1.0 |Mar record low C = 5.0 |Apr record low C = 10.0 |May record low C = 16.0 |Jun record low C = 19.0 |Jul record low C = 17.5 |Aug record low C = 17.5 |Sep record low C = 16.5 |Oct record low C = 9.5 |Nov record low C = 5.5 |Dec record low C = −1.5 |Jan precipitation mm = 3.5 |Feb precipitation mm = 8.0 |Mar precipitation mm = 5.7 |Apr precipitation mm = 1.5 |May precipitation mm = 4.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 4.3 |Jul precipitation mm = 25.7 |Aug precipitation mm = 19.8 |Sep precipitation mm = 10.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 1.3 |Nov precipitation mm = 0.6 |Dec precipitation mm = 3.8 |source 1 =NOAA (1961-1990) {{Cite FTP |url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/PK/41725.TXT |server = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = Rohri Climate Normals 1961-1990 |access-date = January 17, 2013}}
References
References
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- [http://www.lgdsindh.com.pk/tmarohri6.htm Taluka Municipal Administration Rorhi] {{webarchive. link. (2008-10-13)
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- Derryl N. MacLean (1989), [https://books.google.com/books?id=xxAVAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA63 ''Religion and Society in Arab Sind''], p.63
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- Smyth, J W. (2005). "Sukkur District". Sang-e-Meel Publications.
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