سكر سکر سکّھر Sukkur
Metropolis
View of Sukkur's iconic British-era Lansdowne Bridge and the modern Ayub Bridge, which both span the نهر السند and offer access to the city of Rohri
سكر أظهر خريطة السند سكر أظهر خريطة پاكستان مسقط سكر
الإحداثيات: Coordinates:
Country	پاكستان
المقاطعة	السند
الضلع	ضلع سكر
الحكم
• النوع	Municipal Corporation
• عمدة سكر	أوفدان شيخ
• نائب عمدة سكر	طارق چوهان
المساحة
• الإجمالية	5٬165 كم² (1٬994 ميل²)
الارتفاع	67 m (220 ft)
التعداد(2017)
• الإجمالي	499٬900
• الكثافة	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
منطقة التوقيت	PST (التوقيت العالمي المنسق+5)
Calling code	071
عدد البلدات	4
عدد Union councils	20
"About District". District Government Sukkur. Archived from the original onتسعة February 2012.

سكر (بالسندية: سکر؛ أردو: سکّھر؛ بالإنگليزية: Sukkur) هي مدينة في مقاطعة السند الپاكستان على الضفة الغربية لـنهر السند، مباشرة لقاء مدينة روهري التاريخية. سكر هي ثالث أكبر مدينة في السند بعد كراتشي وحيدر آباد، وهي المدينة رقم 14 من حيث التعداد في پاكستان.سكر الجديدة تأسست أثناء الاحتلال البريطاني بجانب قرية سكر. ربوة سكر، بجانب الربوة على جزيرة بكر النهرية، تشكلان ما يُعتبر أحياناً "بوابة السند"، في إشارة إلى مسقط المدينة على التخوم الفاصلة بين الداخل السندي التاريخي والمناطق الناطقة بالسرائيكي إلى الشمال.

أصل الاسم

The name Sukkur may derive from the word Sukh, derived from a Sanskrit word for "comfort." This may be an allusion to the relative prosperity of the region at the time. Others have suggested the name may be derived from the Arabic word for "sugar," shakkar, in reference to the sugarcane fields that have historically been abundant in the region.

التاريخ

The region around Sukkur has been inhabited for millennia. The ruins of Lakhueen-jo-daro, located near an industrial park on the outskirts of Sukkur, date from the Mature Harappan period of the Indus Valley Civilisation, between 2600 BCE and 1900 BCE.

"Old Sukkur" was initially a small village prior to the establishment of a military garrison in 1839. Sukkur was built on a low limestone ridge on the banks of the Indus River. The city was once surrounded by groves of date palms that were traditionally believed to have grown from the discarded date-pits from Arab invaders in the 8th century.

The village of Sukkur was directly across from the larger town of Rohri, which served as a busy port along the Indus by the 1200s, and was a major trading centre for agricultural produce. An 86 foot tall minaret was built at Sukkur's shrine of Mir Masum Shah in 1607.

البريطاني

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, which was abandoned in 1845, though Sukkur continued to grow in importance as a trading center. The Sukkur Municipality was constituted in 1862.

Completed in 1889, Sukkur's 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. The bridge was also made of metal, and features an unusual design.

The Sukkur Barrage (formally 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 5,001 قدم (1,524 م) long barrage is made of yellow stone and steel and can water nearlyعشرة million acres (40,000 km²) of farmland through its seven large canals.

On the eve of the Partition of British India in 1947, Sukkur's old town was home to about 10,000 residents, while New Sukkur was home to 80,000.

الحديث

After the independence of Pakistan most of the city's Hindu population migrated to India though like much of Sindh, Sukkur did not experience the widespread rioting that occurred in Punjab and Bengal. In all, less than 500 Hindu were killed in all of Sindh between 1947-48 as Sindhi Muslims largely resisted calls to turn against their Hindu neighbours. Hindus did not flee Sukkur en masse until riots erupted in Karachi onستة January 1948, which sowed fear in Sindh's Hindus despite the fact that the riots were local and regarded Sikh refugees from Punjab seeking refuge in Karachi. The Muslim refugees from India settled in Sukkur.

The Sindh Industrial Trading Estate in Sukkur was established in 1950. The Ayub Bridge was built in 1962, and spans the Indus River alongside the British-era Landsdowne Bridge. The city suffered major flooding during the 2010 Pakistan floods which inundated large parts of the city.

الجغرافيا

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. The outcropping is part of the "Jacobabad-Khairpur High" and Rohri Hills. 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.

المناخ

مناخ سكر الصحراوي يتميز بصيف قائظ شديد الحرارة وشتاء جاف بارد. Sukkur is known for its extremely hot summers, and was described as the hottest city in British India. Wind speed is low throughout the year, and sunshine is abundant. Summer is very hot as the temperature can reach 50 °م (122 °ف). Dry heat is experienced starting April to early June until the Monsoon season starts to arrive. Monsoons in Sukkur are not very wet, but bring high dew points, resulting in high heat indices. Monsoons recede by September, but it is not until late October that the short lived autumn season is experienced before the onset of the region's cool winters.

الديمغرافيا

Sukkur is the third largest city in Sindh after Karachi and Hyderabad, and is 14th most populous city in Pakistan. The population of Sukkur is estimated to be 2,725,122 in 2015.

The following were the first languages:

• سندي: 74.07%
• أردو: 13.82%
• پنجابي: 6.63%
• پشتو: 1.53%
• بلوچي: 1.47%
• سرائيكي: 0.99%
• غيرهم: 1.49% (أساساً Memoni, Marwari, گجراتي، بيهاري Brahui وKachi)^[]

الديانات

According to the 1998 census, the breakdown of the population by religion is as following:

• الإسلام: 96.13%
• الهندوسية: 3.18%
• المسيحية: 0.51%
• الأحمدية: 0.04%
• غيرهم: 0.14%

الاقتصاد

Sukkur's economy is largely reliant upon the agricultural produce from northern Sindh's farms, and serves as a trading and processing centre for agricultural goods. The city also once had a bustling shipbuilding industry.

Sukkur is well-connected to the rest of Pakistan by road and rail, which in turn has attracted new industries such as chemical manufacturing, metalworking, and cement manufacturing.

الزراعة

Sukkur had a large fertile and cultivable land area. During kharif, rice, bajra, cotton, tomatoes and peas are cultivated; whereas during rabi the main crops are wheat, barley, graham and melons. Sukkur is famous, world over, for its dates. Sukkur also has a large Riveraine forest along the course of the Indus. These tropical forests are found within the protective embankments on either side of the Indus. During 1997–98 the total area under forests was 510 km² which yielded 55,000 قدم مكعب (1,600 م³) of timber and 27,000 قدم مكعب (760 م³) of firewood besides other mine products.

النقل

الطرق

The city will be connected to Multan by the under construction M-5 motorway, with onwards motorway connections to Lahore, Islamabad, and Peshawar. Sukkur will also be connected to Hyderabad by the M-6 motorway, with onwards connections to Karachi via the M-9 motorway. The M-5 and M-6 are being built as part of the wider China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

السكك الحديدية

Sukkur railway station serves as the city's main rail station. Passenger services are provided exclusively by Pakistan Railways. The city's station is serviced by the Jaffar Express that runs between Rawalpindi and Quetta, the Sukkur Express that runs between Karachi and Jacobabad, and the Akbar Express that runs between Quetta and Peshawar.

الجو

مطار سكر، الواقع على بعدثمانية كم خارج المدينة، تخدمه الخطوط الجوية العالمية لپاكستان، برحلات مباشرة إلى كراتشي ولاهور وإسلام آباد.

الادارة

The city of Sukkur is the capital of Sukkur Division and also Divisional and district headquarters. Tehsils (Talukas) and contains many Union council. Sukkur is home to one of three circuit benches of the محمكمة السند العليا.

التعليم

The Sukkur IBA University (previously Sukkur Institute of Business Administration or Sukkur IBA) is a business school founded in 1994. The institute is ranked 3rd among the five independent business schools of Pakistan included in the Higher Education Commission Pakistan Business School Ranking-2013).

The Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College is a constituent College of جامعة شهيد محترمة بنظير بوتوالطبية.

أبرز سكانها

• مير محمد معصوم نامي (ت. 1606): ابن شيخ الإسلام في Bhakkar في ذلك الوقت. وقد ألف تاريخ معصومي (aka Tarikh-i-Sind), a book on history of the Sindh province from the start of Muhammad Bin Qasim's arrival in Sindh to the beginning of 17th century. Mufradat-i-Nami was book written on medicine by him. He wrote a Diwan of poetry and versified the translation of legend of Sassi Pannu.
• Hemu Kalani
• عبد الحفيظ پيرزادة
• Syed Khurshid Shah, Leader of Opposition for National Assembly of Pakistan

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• List of educational institutions in Sukkur
• Sukkur Institute of Business Administration

الهامش

ببليوگرافيا

وصلات خارجية

• [[voy:سكر، السند#خطأ لوا في وحدة:Wikidata على السطر 866: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|سكر، السند]] travel guide from Wikivoyage
• District Government Sukkur^[]
• Ghulam Muhammad Maher Medical College, Sukkur
• ADB Report on Sukkur Barrage 2001
• An Overview of the History and Impacts of the Water Issue in Pakistan^[]
• Pakistan Floods Situation Report, 26 July 2005