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Ram-éssar, in Kāmáon, Lat. 29°, Long. 80° . . . . . . . . . . . . ⎫
Ram-ésvāram, in the southern Karnátik, Lat. 9°, Long. 79° . . ⎬ the Lord Ráma;
Ram-ésvár, in Oríssa, Lat. 20°, Long. 85° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ⎭
Ram-gánj, in Bengál, Lat. 28°, Long. 90°, Lat. 26°, Long. 88°; Ram-gánga, a river in
Kāmáon, &c.; Ram-gárh, in the Khandésh, Lat. 21°, Long. 74°; in Málva, Lat. 22°, Long. 80°;
in Rajvára, Lat. 28°, Long. 75°, &c.; Ram-gíri, or Rama-gíri, in the Karnátik, Lat. 10°,
Long. 78°; Ram-ghát, in Hindostán, Lat. 28°, Long. 78°; Ram-ghérri, in the Dékhan,
Lat. 18°, Long. 79°; Rama-ghérri, in the southern Karnátik, Lat. 10°, Long. 78°; Ram-
náth (the Lord Ráma), Lat. 9°, Long. 78°, this place is also called Rām-náth-púram;
Ram-nágar, in Málva, Lat. 24°, Long. 81°; in Bengál, Lat. 27°, Long. 84°; in the Pánjáb,
Lat. 32°, Long. 73°, &c.; Rám-pur, in Málva, Lat. 23°, Long. 81°; in Hindostán, Lat. 26°,
Long. 85°, Lat. 28°, Long. 79°, &c.; Rám-pur Sháh-pur, in Hindostán, Lat. 28°, Long. 77°;
Ram-púra, in Berár, Lat. 19°, Long. 79°; in Bándelkhánd, Lat. 24°, Long. 77°; Ram-púri,
in Hindostán, Lat. 29°, Long. 78°.

Rangbódde, or Rambódde, in Ceylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Singhal.
"Gold-place."

Rangún, in Arrakán, Lat. 16°, Long. 96° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bérmese.
"City of victory." Compare for historical details Thornton's Gazetteer, article "Rangoon."

Ranigánj, in Bengál, Lat. 23°, Long. 87° . . . . . . . . . . . . . راني گنج Hind.
"Queen's market."
Anal. Rani-ghát, in Bengál, Lat. 23°, Long. 88°; Rani-kót, in the Pánjáb, Lat. 33°,
Long. 72°; Rani-púr, in Sindh, Lat. 27°, Long. 68°, &c.; Rani-sarái, in Hindostán,
Lat. 26°, Long. 83°.

Ráptí, a river in Nepál . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . رايتي Hind.
In ancient times it was named Sáráváti, full of reeds, and Airáváti, q. v. sub Iracádi.
With both of them the present name may be connected, derived by dropping the first
syllable.

Rásulabád, in Hindostán, Lat. 27°, Long. 79° . . . . . . . . . . . رسول آباد Arab.Pers.
"Prophet's town." The same name in Audh, Lat. 26°, Long. 81°.
Anal. Rásulpúr, Lat. 24°, Long. 85°; Lat. 27°, Long. 77°.

Ratangárh, in the Kónkan, Lat. 19°, Long. 73° . . . . . . . . . . رتن گڑھ Hind.
"Jewel-town," or Rátan's town." Rátan being also used as a personal name. The
same name in Rajvára, Lat. 24°, Long. 75°, Lat. 28°, Long. 74°; in the Pánjáb, Lat. 31°,
Long. 76°, &c.
Anal. Ratan-gánj, in Bengál, Lat. 25°, Long. 86; Ratan-púr, in Berár, Lat. 22°, Long. 82°;
in Málva, Lat. 23°, Long. 78°; in Audh, Lat. 26°, Long. 82°; Ratan-púri, Lat. 29°, Long. 79°;