Khansam
Khansam sits on the coast in Eastern Diakhiyya. It is one of the country's larger secondary cities and a regional centre of trade. Work here is dominated by fishing, forestry, shipping.
City record
Population
2.52M
Founded
1862
Region
Eastern Diakhiyya
Economy
Fishing · Forestry · Shipping · Services
Known for
its shipwrights
Setting
temperate forest
SeaportRiver crossing
Inside the city
districts- Old Quarter
the original walled settlement, now mostly civic offices
- The Foundries
industrial blocks that grew with the railway
- Market Ward
dense trading streets and the produce halls
- Harbour Row
docks, bonded stores and the customs authority
Location
—° —′ · —° —′——×1.0
Context
Eastern Diakhiyya is mostly temperate forest opening onto the sea, cut by river valleys. Local production centres on timber, coal, fisheries, minerals.
Country