Raysut Explained

Raysut
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Oman
Pushpin Label Position:below
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Oman
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Oman
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Dhofar Governorate
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:+4
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:16.9342°N 53.9925°W

Raysut (Arabic: ريسوت|Raysūt) is a port town in southwestern Oman.[1] 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:

Notes and References

  1. [National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]