The Khardiman Conflict
The despotic regime of Al-Afad had made Zekistan a haven for terrorists and Al-Qaeda sypathizers. A spectacularly determined effort by a coalition of Western Nations bought Ah-Afad down.
But the exuberance that swept Khardiman after his fall has faded as insurgencies fight against Western Forces and as long-suppresed ethic hostilities erupt in violence.
The US and their Coalition Allies have been forced to continue the conflict in an effort to quell the incipient violence and stabilize the country.
Khardiman
The Tien-Hamir - or "Ten Hammers" - mountain range cuts through Zekistan dividing the top one-third of the country from the rest. It is a more temperate region of the country with rocky terrian that is more lush than the southern, arid region around Zafarra, the capital. The Khamar River runs through Tien-Hamir, creating the Chergza Pass. Chergza is the primary traffic-way through Tien-Hamir connecting north and south Zekistan. Straddling the river, on the southern side of the pass, is the major city of Khardiman.
This ancient city controls the main route through the mountains. This strategic position along the trade routes has made Khardiman a culturally mixed city since the Middle Ages. Arab influences from the south merge with more Asian and European influences from the east and north. Much of the city fills a steep-sided valley where its residential structures climb up from the river into the surrounding hills. Today a significant proportion of its population is made up of Northern Zekis, the large numbers of ethnic Russians remain from Soviet Days. Recently, there has been an influx of Zekis fleeing the violence from the south.
Commanding all of Khardiman is the ancient Buddist monastery, built in the fourteenth century and fortified during the occupation by the Ottoman Empire. No longer occupied, it is a symbol of the region's rich cultural history.
Khardiman is a comparatively prosperous city, supporting an Arts Center as well as several sporting arenas. Subsized housing in the western section is available for those in need. Most revenues come from the oil which must be transported from the oil-fields in the North through Khardiman to greater Zekistan.
The despotic regime of Al-Afad had made Zekistan a haven for terrorists and Al-Qaeda sypathizers. A spectacularly determined effort by a coalition of Western Nations bought Ah-Afad down.
But the exuberance that swept Khardiman after his fall has faded as insurgencies fight against Western Forces and as long-suppresed ethic hostilities erupt in violence.
The US and their Coalition Allies have been forced to continue the conflict in an effort to quell the incipient violence and stabilize the country.
Khardiman
The Tien-Hamir - or "Ten Hammers" - mountain range cuts through Zekistan dividing the top one-third of the country from the rest. It is a more temperate region of the country with rocky terrian that is more lush than the southern, arid region around Zafarra, the capital. The Khamar River runs through Tien-Hamir, creating the Chergza Pass. Chergza is the primary traffic-way through Tien-Hamir connecting north and south Zekistan. Straddling the river, on the southern side of the pass, is the major city of Khardiman.
This ancient city controls the main route through the mountains. This strategic position along the trade routes has made Khardiman a culturally mixed city since the Middle Ages. Arab influences from the south merge with more Asian and European influences from the east and north. Much of the city fills a steep-sided valley where its residential structures climb up from the river into the surrounding hills. Today a significant proportion of its population is made up of Northern Zekis, the large numbers of ethnic Russians remain from Soviet Days. Recently, there has been an influx of Zekis fleeing the violence from the south.
Commanding all of Khardiman is the ancient Buddist monastery, built in the fourteenth century and fortified during the occupation by the Ottoman Empire. No longer occupied, it is a symbol of the region's rich cultural history.
Khardiman is a comparatively prosperous city, supporting an Arts Center as well as several sporting arenas. Subsized housing in the western section is available for those in need. Most revenues come from the oil which must be transported from the oil-fields in the North through Khardiman to greater Zekistan.
