Tamzikh
Tamzikh sits on the coast in Tazam Plateau. It is one of the country's larger secondary cities and a regional centre of trade. Work here is dominated by agriculture, shipping, services.
City record
Population
2.17M
Founded
1818
Region
Tazam Plateau
Economy
Agriculture · Shipping · Services
Known for
the old customs house
Setting
fertile lowland
Seaport
Inside the city
districts- Harbour Row
docks, bonded stores and the customs authority
- Riverside
warehouses converted into workshops and housing
- New Districts
planned expansion built during the last boom
- The Foundries
industrial blocks that grew with the railway
Location
—° —′ · —° —′——×1.0
Context
Tazam Plateau is mostly fertile lowland opening onto the sea. Local production centres on timber, agriculture, energy, coal.
Country