Rohri

History

Rohri is 10 km west of the ancient city of Aror. Roruka, as capital of the Sauvira Kingdom, is mentioned as an important trading center in early Buddhist literature. Little is known about the city's history prior to the Arab invasion in the eighth century, but Aror was the capital of the Rai dynasty and then the Brahman dynasty that once ruled northern Sindh.

In 711 CE, Aror was captured by the army of Muslim general Muhammad bin Qasim. In 962 CE, a massive earthquake struck the region, causing the course of the Indus River to shift. Aror was re-founded as Rohri afterwards.

Rohri served as a busy port along the Indus by the 1200s, and was a major trading centre for agricultural produce.

Climate

Rohri has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with extremely hot summers and mild winters. Rohri is very dry, with the little rain it receives mostly falling in the monsoon 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.

|Jan record high C = 30.6 |Feb record high C = 37.2 |Mar record high C = 42.2 |Apr record high C = 47.0 |May record high C = 49.0 |Jun record high C = 51.0 |Jul record high C = 47.0 |Aug record high C = 47.0 |Sep record high C = 43.3 |Oct record high C = 43.3 |Nov record high C = 38.0 |Dec record high C = 31.1 |Jan record low C = 1.7 |Feb record low C = 1.0 |Mar record low C = 5.0 |Apr record low C = 10.0 |May record low C = 16.0 |Jun record low C = 19.0 |Jul record low C = 17.5 |Aug record low C = 17.5 |Sep record low C = 16.5 |Oct record low C = 9.5 |Nov record low C = 5.5 |Dec record low C = −1.5 |access-date = January 17, 2013}}

References

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