Rāsak

Rask lies beside the Sarbaz River in the mountains of Iranian Makran. The river cuts a long gorge through the arid ranges, passing numerous villages before reaching the coastal lowlands. Rainfall in the interior is irregular: floods can fill the channel after storms, while for much of the year water remains in deep pools. Fields and groves along the river stand out against the bare hills, forming a narrow inhabited corridor through the mountains towards the Sea of Oman.