▁its ▁own ▁sub ter rane an ▁spr ings . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁occup ations ▁in ▁R usta q ▁is ▁be e keep ing . ▁P ure ▁O man i ▁h oney ▁is ▁a ▁most ▁sought - after ▁comm od ity ▁and ▁is ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁quality . ▁F ruits ▁such ▁as ▁pom eg ran ates , ▁apr ic ots , ▁pl ums ▁and ▁g rap es ▁are ▁grown ▁on ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁the ▁Ak hd ar ▁Mountains ▁and ▁brought ▁to ▁R usta q ▁for ▁sale . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁this ▁town ▁is ▁a ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Middle ▁Iran ian ▁r ō st ā g , ▁meaning ▁" d istrict " ▁( also ▁in ▁Bal uch i , ▁Pers ian , ▁K um z ari , ▁etc .), ▁New ▁Iran ian ▁rust a , ▁meaning ▁a ▁' large ▁village .' ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁is ▁a ▁cogn ate ▁to ▁other ▁Ind o - Europe an ▁tong ues ▁such ▁as ▁Latin , ▁where ▁' rust ica ', ▁means ▁the ▁same ▁thing ▁( wh ence ▁the ▁source ▁for ▁the ▁English ▁term , ▁' rust ic '). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁S as an ian ▁Empire , ▁Al - R usta q ▁had ▁a ▁Pers ian ▁mar z ban ▁( mil it ary ▁governor ), ▁whom ▁S as ani ans ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁would ▁report ▁to . ▁D ib ba ▁and ▁Tu ww am , ▁which ▁O man ▁today ▁shares ▁with ▁the ▁U AE , ▁were ▁tax