Bukkur

Bukkur Fort (Sindhi: بکر) is an island located in Rohri, Sukkur District, Pakistan. Named Bukkur(Dawn) by Sayyid Muhammad Al-Makki in the seventh century of Hijri, this island is a limestone rock, oval in shape, 800 yards (730 m) long by 300 yards (270 m) wide, and about 25 feet (7.6 m) in height. According to the Superintendent of Land Records and Registration, Sindh, in 1912, the area covering Bukkur island was 255,292 sq. yards, or 49 acres (20 ha). Nowadays Bukkur island is occupied by a school (Army public School) and a tomb. The tomb belongs to Sayyid Sadruddin who was son of Sayyid Muhammad Al-Makki.