Baakhtiakh
Baakhtiakh sits on the coast in Riaraaz Reach. It is a modest provincial town serving the surrounding countryside. Work here is dominated by fishing, mining, shipping.
City record
Population
21K
Founded
1057
Region
Riaraaz Reach
Economy
Fishing · Mining · Shipping
Known for
the fish markets
Setting
temperate forest
Seaport
Inside the city
districts- Riverside
warehouses converted into workshops and housing
- The Foundries
industrial blocks that grew with the railway
- Upper Terraces
wealthier housing on the slopes above the centre
Location
—° —′ · —° —′——×1.0
Context
Riaraaz Reach is mostly highland opening onto the sea. Local production centres on fisheries, timber, minerals, coal.
Country