'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III. PART II: L to Z' [‎217r] (438/988)

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RAS-tL-KtTH—
A crescent-shaped range, about 1,500 feet high at the highest point,
sloping steeply from the Kuristan plain, and running north-north-east
and south-south-west.
The horns point south-east and west respectively. The north slopes are
intersected by very precipitous ravines. The south, or concave, side of
the range is a cliff rising abruptly 1,000 feet from the bottom to the top of
the centre of the hill, from which point the height of the crescent gradually
diminishes in either direction, meeting the plain level at Tang-i-Rasul to
the east and Birkeh Nuh to the west. From the base of this cliff, the plain,
covered with low, steep, clayey hills, devoid of vegetation, slopes gently
for 2 miles to the Rudkhaneh-i-Rasul, a salt stream flowing from Sihun
to Tang-i-Rasul .^—(Wilson and Crnickshank, 1907.)
RAS-UL-MARA— Lat. 27° 46' 56"; Long. 52° 10' IS"; Elev.
A low, sandy point on the coast of Fajs, with date-trees on it, which
forms the south-east point of the Bay of Kangan— (Bruch.)
RAS-UL-MARG— Lat. Long. Elev.
The north-west point of the sand-banks or shoals forming the inner hank
of ^ IR® harbour of Bushire. It is the chief danger in entering the harbour,
being a lee-shore in a s kimdl.—(Const able—St iffe—Persian Gulf Pilot.)
RAS-UL-MUTAF —Lat. 27° 45' N. * Long. 52° 35 ' E.; Elev.
A great shoal in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. off the coast of the Dashti district of
Ears, and hitherto called by Englishmen the Bardistan bank or reef (q. v .).
The shoal appears to be composed of sand with a rocky foundation; it runs
for neaily 20 miles to the east-south-east, and its edge is ^rd of a mile out
side Umm Rhaileh or 6 ^ miles from the mainland, this distance increasing
to 8 miles to the south-east. Inside the shoal is a deep channel which is
open to the east, but blind at the other end except for the boat passage
round the^ north of Nakhilu (q. vf Between the Ras-ul-JMutaf and the
mainland is another deep shoal with yet another channel inside. The
inner channel is called Khur Umm-ul-Karam from the name of a small
island at its head ; the outer is perhaps called Khan. Both these channels
are excellent havens for native boats, and are used as such by the people
for the nearest mainland villages. Vessels can anchor off the tail of Ras-
ul-Mutaf quite sheltered from a shimal. There is no other shelter from
this wind between this and Constable—Stiffe—Persian Gulf
Pilot—Foreign Department Gazetteer y 1905.)
RAS-USH-SHAGHAB —Lat. Long. Elev.
A broad point on the coast of Fars, 3| miles south-west of Bushire.
I here is a small clump of date-trees | mile, south of this point, and
a well of good water at them.—(Constable—Stiffe—Persian Gulf Pilot.)
RAS-USH-SHAJAR —see SHlBKUH Ports.
RAS-USH-SHAT (?)— Lat. (S.-W. point) 29° 5 '
50° 41' 18".
5"; Long. (S.- W. point)
The point which forms, with the banks off it, the shelter of Bushire har
bour against the north-west wind. It bears north-west f west, 10 miles