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RAS-KHARUN— Lat. 26° 34' 10"; Long. 55° 28'.
A point in the island of Qishm, Persian Gulf, near tne river channel to
' Basidu. Half a mile from here are several salt hills; and boats load with
salt for the Arabian coast.— {Bruchs.)
RAS KINAREH (?)—
A very low point, 12 miles north by west, three-quarter-west from Ras-
as-Shir on the coast of Kirman. There are many mangroves here,
and about 4 miles to the north is the entrance to the creek of the same
name, used by boats of 20 tons burden. This is the nearest part of the
Persian coast to the opposite promontory of Ruais-al-Jabah-— {Bruchs ;
Constable ; Stiffe ; Persian Gulf Pilot.)
RAS KtJHLAB (Persian Baluchistan)—
Also called “Mutahaddin” and “ Baragin,” the west point of the bay
of Chahbar. It is of low cliffs and has no reef off it; from it the cliffs trend
to the north and north-west, increasing in height to a point of cliff 3 J miles
to the north-west, which is 270 feet high. From this the cliff runs west
ward towards Puzim, the low coast commencing in the bay north
of this point; inland of these cliffs it is quite low between Chahbar and
Puzim bays. Native vessels anchor for shelter off Kuhlab Point in north
westers. Ras Kuhlab has 3 fathoms of water at J mile off, with 8 close
inside, and the cliffs north of it are safe to approach to £ mile, but beyond
them the west and north side of the bay are shoal, there being only
3 fathoms at nearly 2 miles off shore.— {Persian Gulf Pilot.)
RAS SALAGHI— Lat. 26° 41' 15"; Long. 55° 48' 30".
A low rocky point in the island of Qishm, Persian Gulf. It is safe to
approach up to 5 fathoms.— {Bruchs.)
RAS TURK AN— Lat. 26° 38' 30"; Long. 55° 38' 10".
A point near a village on the island of Qishm, Persian Gulf, of the same
name. It is a small fishing village off the Basidu flat.— {Bruchs.)
RAVARAN—
A village of 500 houses in Rudkan. There are many date palms and
wheat, barley and jowdr are cultivated. The inhabitants possess 700 jezail
and 3 Martini rifles. Livestock : 800 cattle and 1,000 sheep and goats.
Sweet water from a river which is very broad to the north and narrow to the
couth. Kathhudd, Haji Muhammad.— {Sher Jang, 1902.)
RAVIRl—
A district of Kirman to the north-west of Khabis.— {Abbott.)
RAYlN— Lat. 28° 35' 30"; Elev. 7,100'; 6,616'.— (%fces)-
A large, well-built, thriving village in Kirman, about 60 miles south
east of Kirman city. The houses are not crowded together, but each