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| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Pakistan#Sindh|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Sukkur District|Sukkur]]
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| population_rank = [[List of largest cities in Pakistan|14th, Pakistan]]
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| leader_name1 = Ghulam Mustafa Phul (
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'''Sukkur''' ({{
== Etymology ==
The name Sukkur is derived from the [[Sindhi language]] word '''''sakhar''''' meaning ''''''superior''''''.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Everett-Heath |first1=John |title=Sukkur |journal=Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Place Names |date=22 October 2020 |doi=10.1093/acref/9780191905636.001.0001/acref-9780191905636-e-11213 |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780191905636.001.0001/acref-9780191905636-e-11213 |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en}}</ref>
== History ==
The region around Sukkur has been inhabited for millennia. The ruins of [[Lakhueen-jo-daro|Lakhan-jo-daro]], located near an industrial park on the outskirts of Sukkur,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hyder|first1=Ali|title=Brief Description of Archaeological Sites and Monuments of Sindh |url=https://www.academia.edu/11300512|access-date=19 December 2017|via=Academia.edu}}</ref> date from the [[Indus Valley civilisation#Mature Harappan|Mature Harappan]] period of the [[Indus Valley civilisation|Indus Valley Civilization]], between 2600 BCE and 1900 BCE 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 major city of [[Indus Valley Civilization]], [[Mohenjo-daro|Mohenjo Daro]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Collecting samples from a Lakhueen-jo-daro trial trench |url=http://ancient.sindh.ws/hphs/15.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422174251/http://ancient.sindh.ws/hphs/15.htm|archive-date=2008-04-22|url-status=dead}}</ref>
By the 12th Century [[Rohri]] and Sukkur had been incorporated in dominion of the [[Bhati]] Rajputs.<ref name=TK>{{Cite book|last=Kothiyal|first=Tanuja|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=be-7CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA56|title=Nomadic Narratives: A History of Mobility and Identity in the Great Indian|publisher=Cambridgre University Press|year=2016|isbn=9781107080317|page=72}}</ref>
[[File:Temple Sadh Belo.jpg|thumb|left|Sukkur is home of the Hindu [[Sadh Belo]] shrine.]]
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Modern Sukkur, or '''New Sukkur''', was built during British rule alongside what was once a small village directly across from the historic city of [[Rohri]]. The British established a military garrison here in 1839,<ref name=william/> which was abandoned in 1845, though Sukkur continued to grow in importance as a trading center.<ref name=william>{{cite book|last1=Hughes|first1=Albert William|title=A Gazetteer of the Province of Sind|publisher=G. Bell and Sons|date=1876|url=https://archive.org/details/agazetteerprovi00unkngoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/agazetteerprovi00unkngoog/page/n712 677]|quote=aror .|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref> The Sukkur Municipality was constituted in 1862.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Sukkur|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Sukkur|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref>
Completed in 1889, Sukkur's [[Lansdowne Bridge Rohri|Lansdowne Bridge]] connects the Sukkur to [[Rohri]] across the Indus, and was one of the first bridges to cross the river. The bridge made the journey between [[Karachi]] and [[Multan]] easier. The bridge was built with two large pylons rather than a series of pillars extending across the river – a cutting-edge design for such an expansive span.<ref name="sukk">{{cite web|title=History of Sukkur|url=http://oldsukkur.org/history_of_sukkur|website=Old Sukkur|publisher=Sindhi Association of India|access-date=5 December 2021}}</ref> The bridge was also made of metal, and features an unusual design.
[[Sukkur Barrage]] (formerly called Lloyd Barrage), built under the [[British Raj]] on the [[Indus River]], controls one of the largest irrigation systems in the world. It was designed by Sir Arnold Musto KCIE, and constructed under the overall direction of [[Sir Charlton Harrison]] between 1923 and 1932. The {{convert|5001|ft|m}} long barrage is made of yellow stone and steel and can water nearly 10 million acres (40,000 km<sup>2</sup>) of farmland through its seven large canals.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.dawn.com/news/1029295|title = Rule violations threaten Sukkur Barrage|date = 16 July 2013|access-date =4 December 2021|work=Dawn|location=Pakistan|last = Kiani|first = Khaleeq}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hpsukkur.brinkster.net/barrage.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330232609/http://hpsukkur.brinkster.net/barrage.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-30 |title=Sukkur Barrage |website=Brinkster.net website|access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref>
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The small [[Eocene]] limestone outcropping upon which Sukkur was founded is the most significant land deformation on the vast plains along the Indus Valley in Sindh and Punjab.<ref name="johnF">{{cite book |last1=Shroder Jr.|first1=John F.|title=Himalaya to the Sea: Geology, Geomorphology and the Quaternary |date=2002|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1134919772|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AfWJAgAAQBAJ&q=sukkur |access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref> The outcropping is part of the "Jacobabad-Khairpur High" and [[Rohri Hills]].<ref name="johnF"/> The outcropping, along with the similar outcropping on Bukkar Island are sometimes referred to as the "Sukkur Gorge," and has historically served as the traditional northern boundary of Sindh.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Flint|first1=Eric|title=The Dance of Time|date=2006|publisher=Baen Books|isbn=978-1416509318 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sbDxkzAn6KMC&q=sukkur&pg=PT351|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref>
[[File:Sukkur Pakistan Haddid - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Date palms in Sukkur.]]
==Climate==
Sukkur has a [[hot desert climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''BWh''), characterised by extremely hot and hazy summers with
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==Transportation==
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