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RASHK MINt—
A garden in Kirman, about 7 miles south-west of Mashiz, on the road to
Saidabad, via Takieh.— (Sykes, 1900.)
RASH MEGU (?)— Lat. " Long. Elev.
A village in the Marvdasht plain of Ears, on the west of the Shiraz-Isfahan
post road, and about 34 miles north-northeast of Shiraz. It contains
50 houses.— (Is this Rashmuijdn or Rashmdijdn ?) (Hopkins, 1J03.)
RAS JABRIN— Lat. 27° 55' 40"; Long. 51° 28' 40"; Elev.
A point on the coast of Ears. It is a low point, separated from Jazireh
Jabrin by a channel with 10 to 12 fathoms on it, but not more than 5
or 6 feet at the entrance. Brucks has the following general remarks on
the navigation from Basrah to Ras Jabrin “ Leaving Basrah, and being
clear of the pilot in 31 or 4 fathoms, stand down along the coast (it with
a fair wind) in that depth until you pass Basrah point, when it deepens
into 54 fathoms. A course now south by east will take you fairly down
to the line of 10 fathoms on the Bardistan bank, which should be crossed in
this ^®P t ^ eat . wind ^ y 0U should not stand off into more than 28 fathoms
and in shore, at night, into less than 8 fathoms, unless above the Asses
Ears, in which case you may stand into 5 or 6 fathoms ; m the day-time
you may approach the shore to 4 fathoms, being to the southward of the
Asses’ Ears. Twenty-eight fathoms off shore, to 5 or 6 fathoms in short
in the day-time, and 7 or 8 fathoms in the night, will be safe working, until
you reach Jabrin Island. (Brucks.)
RAS LASWET the same as Ras-ul-Asvat (q.v.).
RAS MtSA ’ALl— Lat. 27° 33' 20"; Long. 51° 32' 20"; Elev.
A headland on the coast of Ears. About 1| miles to the eastward is a
small, sandy island of the same name. (Brucks.)
RAS NABAND (Single tree on tableland above)
Lat. 27° 23' 6"; Long. 52° 35' 15".
Lat. 27° 21' 15"; Long. 52° 37' 56".
A bold proiecting point on the coast of Lar forming the southern point
of the Bay of Naband. Half a mile inland is a large date-grove, and 3
miles south-east half east from the extreme point is a single tree on some
high tableland, conspicuous from seaward. There is no village on the
coast between this and Shiyu. The soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. of the cape are 30 fathoms
at 3 miles distance, thence decreasing regularly ; there is no reef at the
extreme point, or off the coast below it as far as Shahm Kuh, beyond a
cable’s length. Naband Bay is 4 miles broad by 5 to 6 long. The sound
ings in it a?e regular shoaling from 10 fathoms at the entrance.-((Wa&Ze
— Stifle — Brucks.)
RiS RtJD HILLEH—Lat. 29° 4' 30"; Long. 50° 41' 25"; Elev.
A point on the coast of Ears, near the village of tha_t name. It is a_ low,
sandy point, with a mound near it. From Ras Rud Hilleh to Bushire
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