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Sukkur

Sukkur is a city on the right bank of the Indus in Sindh province, Pakistan, opposite Rohri. Nearby lay Aror, capital of medieval Sindh. The Sukkur Barrage, completed in 1932 under British rule, feeds one of the largest irrigation systems in the world, and the city is an important river crossing and market.

Sukkur
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Rai dynasty

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sukkur. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sukkur
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