Khiakhzain
Khiakhzain sits on the coast in Eastern Suzstan. It is one of the country's larger secondary cities and a regional centre of trade. Work here is dominated by fishing, shipping, services.
City record
Population
995K
Founded
1815
Region
Eastern Suzstan
Economy
Fishing · Shipping · Services
Known for
its shipwrights
Setting
fertile lowland
Seaport
Inside the city
districts- New Districts
planned expansion built during the last boom
- Upper Terraces
wealthier housing on the slopes above the centre
- Market Ward
dense trading streets and the produce halls
- Riverside
warehouses converted into workshops and housing
Location
—° —′ · —° —′——×1.0
Context
Eastern Suzstan is mostly temperate forest opening onto the sea. Local production centres on energy, timber, fisheries, iron.
Country