or Ushraff, a decayed town of Persia, in the province of Mazinderan, about 8 miles from the western extremity of the bay, and 52 miles west of the city of Astrabad. It was formerly a very extensive city, and the favourite residence of Shah Abbas, the greatest of the Persian monarchs, who erected here a magnificent palace, now in ruins. It is said to have formerly contained 300 baths; but now it has not above 500 houses, which are thinly scattered through an extensive jungle. Lat. 36. 41. N. Long. 53. 32. E.