'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III.' [‎385v] (775/982)

RIS-RIZ
760;
Husain, a Bahraini, who was chief Mullaof Bushire 40 or 50 years ago, used
to live here in the summer, as did also his two immediate successors,
Shaikh Khalaf and Shaikh ’Abdul ’All.
On the coast, J of a mile west of the village, are the ruins of the old
fort, called by the natives Kaleh-i-Behman Shah. It is of Portuguese origin,
having been built by them in the 16th century when they established
a trading station here. They were expelled by the Persians after the capture
of Hormuz in 1622. The fort was repaired in 1856 and occupied by Persian
troops, who made a gallant but ineffectual resistance against the British,
the latter losing four officers in the attack. It is in the form of a square
with sides 300 yards long, and the ramparts still rise about 80 feet about sea-
level. The site belongs to the Persian Government, and is surrounded by a
ditch 70 to 100 feet wide, which is cultivated by forced labour, under
the orders of the Governor of the Gulf Ports.— [Curzon, 1889 —Persian
Gazetteer, 1908.)
RlSHGlR—
A little fort in Kirman, 1 mile to the left of the road from Kaleb-i-Nau
to Gishkuh, on the Khanu-Saidabad road, via Ahmadi.— {Abbott.)
RlSH-I-GlR (GARDAN-I-)— Elev. 900'.
A pass over the rocky range of hills on the right bank of the Ab-i-8hatait
in Northern ’Arabistan. It lies on the track from Shushtar (3 miles), to
Pizful, via Ab Bid. The ascent from the river is at first gradual over
stony ground, with a final steep, though short, climb to the summit. The pass
„ has an evil reputation during the summer months, whin, in the absence
of the Bakhtiari Khans, marauding Arabs find it a convenient spot at
which to loot caravans.— {Arbuthnot, 1905.)
RlZ (1)—Lat. 28° 3' N. Long. 52° 6' E. Elev. 1.493'.
A village in the Dashti district of Ears, 119 miles south-east from Bushire
and the eighth stage on the road thence to Bandar Abbas. It contains a
small mud and stone fort, and about 150 houses of mud, stone or mats.
The inhabitants muster 500, of whom 100 are fit for service; they cultivate
wheat and barley and own extensive date-groves, besides some small floeks
of sheep and goats. The country is irrigated by streams and affords good
grazing. The village, which is situated in a grassy valley, about 3 miles
broad, stands on the river Riz, which furnishes it with a plentiful supply of
good water. On the south side of the valley is the rocky Kuh Bahram Shah
which presents, for the most part, a cliff-like section with a lower range
of gravelly hills, 500 feet high, at its foot. One mile north of the village aie
some low, rounded, sandstone hills. A good road from Riz enters the hills
east-north-east, and leads via Kuh Baraftab to Pas-i-Rudak, 15 miles distant^
Another road enters the hills slightly east of south-east by east and leads to
Dad-ul-Mizan, 18 miles distant. The sea port of Daiyir lies about 23 miles
south-south-west over hilly country.— {Ross — Butcher, 1888.)
RIZ (2) (River)—
This river appears to commence under the name of Riz from a very shallow
and pebble-covered basin about 500 yards broad, to the north east of Kuh
Puzeh Padri near Jam. Its course is nearly identical with the Bandar