'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III.' [‎390v] (785/982)

RUSTAMl (3).— Lat. 28° 35' N. Long. 51° 8' E. Elev.
A village on the coast of the Tangistan district of Ears, 4 miles north-north
west of Bu’l-Khair. It contains 20 houses. The inhabitants cultivate wheat,
barley and dates, and are fishermen, owning several sailing boats. They also
manufacture gach. This village is one of the Baraki group (q.v.).—{Persian
Gulf Gazetteer, 1908.)
RUSTAQ— Lat. 28° 28'N'. Long. 55° 1'E. Elev.
A tumble-down village on the eastern borders of Ears, 28 miles south-east
of Deh Khir. The village contains 150 houses with 300 inhabitants. There
are no donkeys or mules here, but the people own 40 span of oxen and 400
sheep. 4,000 mans of wheat and barley are sown here annually, and the
village pays malidt of 50,000 mans of grain. There are a grove and a hamlet
about 2 miles away which belong to the village. The main village lies in a
plain, 10 miles broad, at the south-east extremity of Lake Niriz, some two
miles to the north of the road. The plain is cultivated and well-watered by
qandts. The hills on the north of the village are high and bold ; those on the
south, though of inferior elevation, are much broken up, containing a con
siderable amount of scrub, and have abrupt sides and sharp, bold peaks. In
the valley itself are myrtle trees and several large isolated Jcundr bushes.
Running through the centre is a fair stream of clear water. Moderate sup
plies of all kinds are procurable..— {Preece, 188±—Abbott—Stotherd, 1893—
Dobbs, 1903).
RUSTAQ (2)— Lat. 28° 30' N. Long. 55° 14' E. Elev. 5,458'.
An encampment of Persian Ilids in Ears, about 27 miles north-east of
Furg. When visited in 1887, it consisted of two small camps of black tents
numbering together about 100. It was occupied by 200 men with 250 don
keys, 2,000 sheep and 4,000 goats. Firewood here is plentiful, as is the
water-supply which is from wells ; but there are no other supplies procur
able .—( Vaughan, 1887.)
RUTSHUN— Lat. Long. Elev.
A small village in Kirman, about 47 miles south-west, of Baft, on the
direct road to Furg. There are no supplies, but good water is procurable
from a hill stream.— (Brazier-Creagh, 1894—from native informatien.)
RUWAIS—
A village on the' north shore of ’Abbadan island. It consists of 100 mud
houses and is inhabited by Ahl-ul-Aridh Muhaisin. It is situated | mile
inland, south of Umm-al-Jaridieh.— { Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer, 1908).
RtZBEH— Lat. 32° 50' N. Long. 50° 36' E.
A village about 27 miles south of Khvansar, consisting of 200 houses,
under a grey hill, from the foot of which a number of springs break out in
a little space, giving an abundance of water all the year round. An old
mud fort, with the lower courses of stone, stands on a clay knoll and divides
the village in two. An Irrdmzddeh with a dome stands on a height to the
east. The people speak Turkish and Persian.— {Stack.)