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Raysut
Town
RaysutLocation in Oman
Coordinates: 16°56′3″N 53°59′33″E / 16.93417°N 53.99250°E / 16.93417; 53.99250
Country	Oman
Governorate	Dhofar Governorate
Time zone	UTC+4 (+4)

Raysut (Arabic: ريسوت, romanized: Raysūt) is a port town in southwestern Oman. It is located in the Dhofar Governorate.

History

In 1908, J.G. Lorimer recorded Rakhyut in his Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, noting its location as being at the western extremity of Dhofar proper. He wrote:

A bay facing the east with a promontory of the same name on the south side of it. The bay is about 1 mile broad by half a mile deep. and is divided from the plain of Dhufar Proper by some hundred yards of low sea cliff. The promontory is 200 feet high and 1 mile broad at its base; it is covered with traces of human occupation, including a cemetery, 3 acres in extent.

In the bay stands a mud-built bazaar of 15 or 20 shops, constructed by the Wali of Dhufar and permanently occupied by Dhufar traders. In the trading season, between March and September, the number of shops increases to 40 or 50. A guard of 10 or 15 'askaris is always posted here. A torrent bed reaches the bay through a small lagoon; 1½ miles up this ravine is a fresh water spring. Boats from Sur and Muscat town call here, but none belong to the place. There are 300 cattle and 200 sheep and goats.

Climate

References

1. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry. (search) Accessed 12 May 2011.
2. "'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [538] (569/1050)". Qatar Digital Library. Retrieved 26 November 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
3. "Climatological Information - Raysut". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

v t e Dhofar Governorate
Capital: Salalah
Wilayats (provinces)	Al-Mazyūnah Ḍalkūt Mirbat Muqshin Rakhyūt Sadah Salalah Shalim and the Hallaniyat Islands Taqah Thumrait
Villages	Adanham Al Haffah Amnot Araft Hudab Dhumri Arzat Ash Shawr Ash Shuwaymiyyah Azeyrenawt Bayt Fiqayt Bisaftir Buyut Aram Dubah Eerdeent Erqut Daham Geamawt Ghar Milah Gharnawt Gharnut Ghoff Glaet Habkayt Hasik Hayawt Hezar Indaf Jardum Jibjat Junawl Karshayt Kartlayt Khaftawt Khasur Khidr Marghuth Kinhat Kitheort Kizetakhayf Kusat Lub Maʽmurah Mabni Madinat al Haqq Nahiz Nahur Qadhait Qaftat Qarthit Rabkut Rahn Raysut Rism Rudha Sahalnawt Sailal Sarkhar Sehab Sehaff Shuhayt Sikun Shikfainot Siserun Sudh Teetaan Thissor ʽAwqad Bayt Fadil ʽAwqad Bayt Marhun

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