Rohri روهڙي رور | |
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 View of the famous British-eraLansdowne Bridge, andAyub Bridge, which both span theIndus River and offer access between Rohri andSukkur | |
  Rohri  Rohri | |
| Coordinates:27°40′59″N68°54′00″E / 27.68306°N 68.90000°E /27.68306; 68.90000 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Division | Sukkur |
| District | Sukkur |
| Union Councils | 11 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| Elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Population | |
• City | 92,135 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Rohri (Sindhi: روهڙي;Urdu:روہڑی) is a city ofSukkur District,Sindh province, Pakistan. It is located on the east bank of theIndus River, located directly across fromSukkur, the third largest city in Sindh. Rohri town is the administrative headquarters ofRohri Taluka, andtehsil of Sukkur District with which it forms a metropolitan area.[2] Its capture marked the beginning ofMuslim rule in South Asia underMuhammad ibn al-Qasim in 711 CE, when it was namedAror.
Rohri is 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) west of the ancient city ofAror.[3] Roruka, as capital of theSauvira 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 eighth century,[5] but Aror was the capital of theRai dynasty and then theBrahman dynasty that once ruled northern Sindh.
In 711 CE, Aror was captured by the army of Muslim generalMuhammad bin Qasim.[6] In 962 CE, a massive earthquake struck the region, causing the course of the Indus River to shift.[7] Aror was re-founded asRohri afterwards.[8]
By the 12th Century Rohri and Sukkur had been incorporated in dominion of theBhati Rajputs.[9] Rohri served as a busy port along the Indus by the 1200s, and was a major trading centre for agricultural produce.[8]
Rohri has ahot desert climate (Köppen climate classificationBWh) with extremely hot summers and mild winters. Rohri is very dry, with the little rain it receives mostly falling in themonsoon 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.
| Climate data for Rohri | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) | 37.2 (99.0) | 42.2 (108.0) | 47.0 (116.6) | 49.0 (120.2) | 51.0 (123.8) | 47.0 (116.6) | 47.0 (116.6) | 43.3 (109.9) | 43.3 (109.9) | 38.0 (100.4) | 31.1 (88.0) | 51.0 (123.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) | 25.3 (77.5) | 31.2 (88.2) | 37.6 (99.7) | 42.4 (108.3) | 43.6 (110.5) | 40.8 (105.4) | 38.7 (101.7) | 38.0 (100.4) | 35.3 (95.5) | 29.9 (85.8) | 24.0 (75.2) | 34.1 (93.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.1 (64.6) | 23.8 (74.8) | 29.8 (85.6) | 34.3 (93.7) | 36.0 (96.8) | 34.4 (93.9) | 32.7 (90.9) | 31.4 (88.5) | 27.8 (82.0) | 22.5 (72.5) | 16.8 (62.2) | 26.9 (80.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) | 10.9 (51.6) | 16.4 (61.5) | 22.0 (71.6) | 26.2 (79.2) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.9 (82.2) | 26.7 (80.1) | 24.9 (76.8) | 20.3 (68.5) | 14.4 (57.9) | 9.6 (49.3) | 19.7 (67.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) | 1.0 (33.8) | 5.0 (41.0) | 10.0 (50.0) | 16.0 (60.8) | 19.0 (66.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 16.5 (61.7) | 9.5 (49.1) | 5.5 (41.9) | −1.5 (29.3) | −1.5 (29.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 3.5 (0.14) | 8.0 (0.31) | 5.7 (0.22) | 1.5 (0.06) | 4.0 (0.16) | 4.3 (0.17) | 25.7 (1.01) | 19.8 (0.78) | 10.0 (0.39) | 1.3 (0.05) | 0.6 (0.02) | 3.8 (0.15) | 88.2 (3.46) |
| Source: NOAA (1961-1990)[10] | |||||||||||||
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