Clock Tower, Sukkur

Clock tower in Sukkur, Pakistan

Clock Tower, Sukkur

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.[1] The tower is 90-feet high.[2]

## History

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Clock Tower, Sukkur was constructed by a Hindu businessman, Seth Wadho Mal Nebhau Mal Manjhari, at the Silver Jubilee of George V.[3] The clock tower was inaugurated in 1937 by UM Mirchandani, the then Collector of Sukkur.[3]

In 1994, its four clocks were stolen by an unknown person.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Ghanta Ghar, Sukkur".
2. ^ a b Memon, Sarfaraz (October 25, 2019). "Sukkur's Beloved Clock Tower".
3. ^ a b "The timeless Clock Tower of Sukkur". The Express Tribune. September 26, 2010.

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