ROHRI
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This old town is on the other side of the Indus, opposite
Sukkur. The ancient city of Aror is a few miles to the east,
its ruins lying on the edges of a low limestone range. Of its
historical past, not much remains. Places to visit in Rohri
are : The shrine of War Mubarak (1545) built by Mir Muhammad
Kalhora. A gold and jewel encrusted casket enshrines the hair
of the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H.), that is displayed to the
faithful for general viewing annually on the 2nd of March. On
the outskirts of Rohri is the SATHBHAINASTAN, the Tomb of the
seven Virgin Sisters. According to legend, vowed not to ever
show themselves to any man and had themselves locked in rooms.
When a licentious Nawab decreed that all beautiful girls be
sent to him, one legend has it, that the sisters were
swallowed up by the ground in a minor quake. Close to the War
Mubarak is the Jamia (Akbari) Mosque (1584) built by an
officer of Emperor Akbar. Having been frequently damaged and
undergone repeated repairs, little of the original wall-tiles
remain.
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