Ghikhshar
Ghikhshar sits on the coast in Southern Diakhiyya. It is one of the country's larger secondary cities and a regional centre of trade. Work here is dominated by forestry, shipping, services.
City record
Population
677K
Founded
1639
Region
Southern Diakhiyya
Economy
Forestry · Shipping · Services
Known for
the old customs house
Setting
temperate forest
Seaport
Inside the city
districts- The Foundries
industrial blocks that grew with the railway
- Harbour Row
docks, bonded stores and the customs authority
- New Districts
planned expansion built during the last boom
Location
—° —′ · —° —′——×1.0
Context
Southern Diakhiyya is mostly temperate forest opening onto the sea. Local production centres on timber, minerals, energy, coal.
Country