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<p> A town on the [[Indus]] (here spanned by a fine bridge), 28 m. SE. of Shikarpur; has rail communication with [[Kurrachee]] and Afghanistan, and considerable trade in various textiles, opium, saltpetre, sugar, &c.; 1 m. distant is Old Sukkur; the island of Bukkur, in the river-channel and affording support to the bridge, is occupied and fortified by the British. </p> | <p> A town on the [[Indus]] (here spanned by a fine bridge), 28 m. SE. of Shikarpur; has rail communication with [[Kurrachee]] and Afghanistan, and considerable trade in various textiles, opium, saltpetre, sugar, &c.; 1 m. distant is Old Sukkur; the island of Bukkur, in the river-channel and affording support to the bridge, is occupied and fortified by the British. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_80198"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/sukkur Sukkur from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_80198"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/sukkur Sukkur from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:02, 15 October 2021
Sukkur [1]
A town on the Indus (here spanned by a fine bridge), 28 m. SE. of Shikarpur; has rail communication with Kurrachee and Afghanistan, and considerable trade in various textiles, opium, saltpetre, sugar, &c.; 1 m. distant is Old Sukkur; the island of Bukkur, in the river-channel and affording support to the bridge, is occupied and fortified by the British.
