Official Name: | Rudkhanah-i-Duzdi |
Pushpin Map: | Iran |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Hormozgan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Minab/Jiroft County |
Subdivision Type3: | Bakhsh |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Timezone Dst: | IRDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | +4:30 |
Coordinates: | 26.5242°N 57.1425°W |
Rudkhanah-i-Duzdi also known as the Nahr-az-Zankan River was a river in Medieval Southern Persia. Mentioned by Marco Polo,[1] [2] Istakhri and by Yaqut al-Hamawi[3] Its name means River of Robbers.
Rudkhanah-i-Duzdi was also the name of a village on the river with about 500 inhabitants, known in colonial times.[4] It is in the Jiroft area, possibly a tributary of the Minab River.