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RUD—RUD
R0DIIN or TANG-L-R0DIIN— Lat. 30° 2' N. Long. 52° 3' E. Elev. 5,400'.
A village in Ears, some 45 miles north-north-west of Shiraz and 18 miles
south of Bakum. It is a small village, and is situated in a narrow valley-
carved out of the plateau by the Shish Pir of Fehlian river, about \ mile
in width and overlooked by high hills. The village lies at the junction of
the Shish Pir river with another considerable stream, both of which are un-
fordable in many places. Near the town, Hopkins reported the river
[ as running in a sandy bed with a width of 40 yards, a depth of 18 inches,
and a swift current. He also says that it flows parallel to the Pul-i-Duzakh
stream. There is a tufangchl tower situated above and on the eas$ of
the village. It is built of masonry, and, before the days of long range fire
arms, was a hard place to take. It is however looked into and command
ed by hills on both sides. Rudian is a picturesque-looking and pleasant spot
with a large number of fine walnut trees and grassy banks. The air is cool.
Firewood here is plentiful and there is a small camping-ground. Near the
village is cultivation, extending to some 10 or 12 square miles.— {Jones —
Wells —Vaughan, 1891— McGowan, 1895— Hopkins, 1903.)
RtJD-I-KHARA—
A tributary of the H ilil Rud in Kirman, which is crossed by the road
from Baft to Saidabad, 12 miles west of the former place.— {Sykes, 1900.)
RUD-I-KHUSHK (?)—
A small river in Fars, said to rise in the Bairami hill of Khurmuj, and to
join the Ahram stream close to that village. It is crossed close to the com
mencement of the ascent to the Khiku pass.— {Durand.)
RtJD-I-MARUN, vide MARUN (River).
RUD-I-MARUNl—
A ndld in Kirman, up which the road from Saidabad to Baft runs for
some distance, 29 miles from th3 former place.— {Sykes, 1900.)
RUD-I-NAKSH-I-RUSTAM—
A river on the borders of Fars and Laristan, flowing eastwards. It is cross
ed on the road between Lar and Darab, at 14 miles south of Darab by an arch
ed masonry causeway, and at 11 miles south of Darab by a ford, near the
village of Bizdan. There is also an ill-constructed bridge of nine arches
near this point. The ford, normally about a foot deep, is about 30 yards
broad ; the stream being 15 feet wide. In flood time both the causeway
and roadway of bridge are under water.— {Vaughan, 1890.)
RtJD-I-SHUR (River)—
A salt stream which rises in the coast range of Fars, where it is called
Taiseh, to the north-east of Bandar Rig ; it passes a little to the east of the
village of Char and to the west of that of Anjireh, and either falls into the
Rud Hilleh stream near Makabari or else, turning eastwards at Puzagh,
which is on its right bank, throws itself into the head of the Rig inlet.
DeBode and Wells both state that the river discharges into the Gulf of
Bandar Rig, but, as their account of the upper part of the river is inac.
curate, too much reliance cannot be placed on the statement. Throughout