Clock Tower, Sukkur | |
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گھنٽا گھر، سکر | |
Alternative names | Ghanta Ghar |
General information | |
Type | Clock tower |
Location | Sukkur, Sindh |
Country | Pakistan |
Coordinates | 27°41′40″N 68°51′51″E / 27.694498°N 68.864173°E / 27.694498; 68.864173 |
Opened | 1937 |
Height | 90 ft. |
Clock Tower, Sukkur, also known as Ghanta Ghar, Sukkur,(Sindhi: گھنٽا گھر، سکر) (Urdu: گھنٹہ گھر، سکھر) is a clock tower located in Sukkur, Sindh. The tower is 90-feet high.
History
Clock Tower, Sukkur was constructed by a Hindu businessman, Seth Wadho Mal Nebhau Mal Manjhari, at the Silver Jubilee of George V. The clock tower was inaugurated in 1937 by UM Mirchandani, the then Collector of Sukkur.
In 1994, its four clocks were stolen by an unknown person.
References
- "Ghanta Ghar, Sukkur".
- ^ Memon, Sarfaraz (October 25, 2019). "Sukkur's Beloved Clock Tower".
- ^ "The timeless Clock Tower of Sukkur". The Express Tribune. September 26, 2010.
Clock towers in Pakistan | |
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
Punjab | |
Sindh | |