Ardashirshahr
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.
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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.
Central Ardashirshahr
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 |
The Government District is surrounded by ten UDF Flak Towers, designed to provide a curtain wall of rapid fire exploding ordinance up to 35,000ft, intended to be as impenetrable as any fortress. The Flak Towers also double as an air raid shelter as well as command bunkers, supply depots and defensive strongpoints in the event of an enemy ground assault.
Eluinshahr (Northern Borough)
- Bandar-e Osman: Harbour of Osman, the riverside dockyards
