Ardashirshahr

The infamous Lycurgus Club echoes with memories of the crimes committed there.

The city of Ardashirshahr in days long gone by.

A Flak Tower in Ardashirshahr manned by the UDF conducting a live fire exercise during one of the 'periods of tension' with Shirekeep.

Ardashirshahr (Elw: Ardaxirxaar) is an Elwynnese royal city and bailiwick, and is the capital of Alalehzamin and Utasia. With a population (1624) of 7,678,177 residents, it is one of the largest cities in Elwynn. The Greater Ardashirshahr metropolitan area also includes the neighbouring bailiwicks of Arsalani, Babrân, Eskenderyebandar and the Jazâ’ir ul Zjandariyah — the combined population (1624) for the metropolitan area is 10,067,186.

Ardashirshahr was incorporated in 1499 by Baron Ardashir I and was named after the baron. However, between 1542 and 1552, and between 1570 and 1601, the city bore the name Tielion Loki.

About

Prior to becoming the capital of Alalehzamin and Utasia, Ardashirshahr was the capital of the County of Lesser Zjandaria.

The city is chiefly noted for its 'brutally functional' transportation map [1], the time spent as a divided city during the period of the Elwynnese Union's independence and for the innumerable flak towers that dominate the suburbs.

The centre of the city is laid out on a grid pattern centred around the Palace of One Thousand Columns and the Maydan of the Four Quarters (Osman County Park, Victory of Virtue Memorial Gardens, Ahuramazdahbagh, Elwynnbagh). The city grid comprises of four north-south avenues, these being - from west to east - Babak Avenue, Mamluk Avenue, Eliria Salaam Avenue and Dread of Malarbor Avenue. There are three west to east avenues, being - north to south - Babkhi Avenue, the Avenue of Zurvan and the somewhat hubristic Victory over the Elfinshi Avenue.

The city centre is orbited by the Qermez (Red) Line Underground Transit Network and bisected by two overland rail lines proceeding from east to west. Within the bounds of the Qermez Line can be found the administrative district for the city and the Emirate.

Building	Function	Streets	Architectural Style
Palace of One Thousand Columns	Royal Residence & Administrative Centre for the Emirati Government	Vijayanagara Avenue, Caligae Avenue, Babkhi Avenue, Mamluk Avenue	Persianate 'hypostyle' "apadāna"
Abode of Fidelity	Formerly the seraglio, now a suite of hospitality apartments for use by guests of the Emirati Government and the Royal Family	Babak Avenue, Babkhi Avenue & Mamluk Avenue	Moorish