This
old town is on the other side of the Indus, opposite Sukkur.
The ancient city of Aror is a few miles to the east, its ruins
lying on the edges of a low limestone range. Of its historical
past, not much remains. Places to visit in Rohri are : The shrine
of War Mubarak (1545) built by Mir Muhammad Kalhora. A gold
and jewel encrusted casket enshrines the hair of the Holy Prophet
(P.B.U.H.), that is displayed to the faithful for general viewing
annually on the 2nd of March. On the outskirts of Rohri is the
SATHBHAINASTAN, the Tomb of the seven Virgin Sisters. According
to legend, vowed not to ever show themselves to any man and
had themselves locked in rooms. When a licentious Nawab decreed
that all beautiful girls be sent to him, one legend has it,
that the sisters were swallowed up by the ground in a minor
quake. Close to the War Mubarak is the Jamia (Akbari) Mosque
(1584) built by an officer of Emperor Akbar. Having been frequently
damaged and undergone repeated repairs, little of the original
wall-tiles remain.