Sukkur, or Sakharu, formerly Aror and Bakar, is the
third largest city of Sindh province, situated on the west bank of Indus River
in Pakistan in Sukkur District. However, the word Sakharu in Sindhi means "superior", which the spelling
of the city's name in Sindhi suggests is the origin of the name. Sukkur is
nicknamed Darya Dino (meaning the gift of river), as without the
Indus the city would be a desert. People of Sukkur speak Sindhi (72%), Urdu
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