Zhol

Zhol Ⰸⱁⰾ
Municipality
The Palace of Zhol in BOROUGH The Old City of Zhol Streets of BOROUGH Streets of BOROUGH in the summer Rowhouses of BOROUGH in winter Skyscrapers of Vyshir
Flag of Zhol Flag Coat of arms of Zhol Seal
Nickname(s):  Confluence City, Cold Capital
Location of Zhol in Qym Location of Zhol in Qym
Country	Qym
Administrative division	Duchy of Zhol
Barony	Barony of Zhol
Divisions	TBD boroughs
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Baron	DUDE
• Mayor	DUDE
Area
• Municipality	1 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
• Metro	1 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
• Rank	TBD
Population  (2440)
• Municipality	1
• Density	1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi)
• Metro	21,078,935
• Metro density	21,000,000/km2 (55,000,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Zholian
Time zone	UTC+1 (Qym Standard Time)
Postal code	TBD
Flower	Cutleaf coneflower
Tree	Birch
Bird	Hawk

Zhol (Qymish: Ⰸⱁⰾ), officially the City of Zhol (Qymish: Ⰿⰹⰵⱄⱅ ⰹⱋ Ⰸⱁⰾ, Miest ish Zhol), is the capital and largest city of Qym, with an estimated city population of #,###,### in an area of ### km², and a metropolitan population of 21,078,935 as of 2440. Located at the confluence of the rivers Foldava and Mizhpy, in the barony and duchy of the same name, Zhol is Qym's economic center and the seat of the Qymish government and the King of Qym.

History

Main article: History of Zhol

Geography

Climate

Zhol has a humid continental climate with temperate summers, or Dfb in the Köppen classification. The average annual temperature was 6.8°C between 2380 and 2440. The warmest month is TBD and the coldest is TBD. On average, there are 7 days above 30°C and 14 days below −20°C per year. Between 2380 and 2440, Zhol received approximately 900 mm of precipitation annually, 691 mm as rain and 209 cm as snow. In that period, the median date for the first snowfall was between MONTH DAY and DAY, and the median period for snowmelt was from MONTH DAY to DAY, for a total of about NUM snowy months every year.

Transport

Public transit

Metro

Main article: Zhol Metro

The Zhol Metro, known in Qymish as Ⰿⰹⰵⱄⱅⰺ Miesty — short for Ⰴⰰⰶⱀⰵ Ⰿⰹⰵⱄⱅⰺ Ⰳⰵⰾⰹⱄ Dazhne Miesty Gelis, or "frequent urban rail" — is ?th-longest metro system in the world. Opened in 2284, it has ### stations and ### stops spread across ## lines. The network features a system length of ### km, generally with three or four parallel tracks: two tracks for local trains and one or two for by-passing express trains. Around half the system is elevated while the rest is underground.

Commuter rail

Main article: KAGiZ

The KAGiZ (Qymish: ⰍⰀⰃⰺⰈ) is Zhol's commuter rail network comprising eight goniometric lines with branches and one loop line.

National railways

Zhol acts as the central hub of the national rail network. It has four major railway stations (Zhol Northern Station, Zhol Southern Station, Zhol Eastern Station, and Zhol Western Station) and two minor ones (Vyshir Station and Zhol Central Station), all — except Central — connected to three networks: high-speed rail lines (TBD), conventional speed trains (TBD), and commuter rails (KAGiZ).

Air

Zhol is served primarily by the King Bacha XV International Airport, the ?th-busiest airport in Meran, handling over ### million passengers annually, of whom ##% are international travelers, and #.# million tons of cargo. It is located around 32 km southwest of the city center, in the suburb of NAME.

Princess Zhivalka International Airport is a secondary airport, serving mainly domestic travelers with limited short-haul international flights.

In 2440, these two airports recorded traffic of ### million passengers, making them the ?th busiest airport system in the world.

Waterways

The port of Zhol extends south of the city center along the banks of the Foldava. In 2440, it handled ## million tons of cargo and ##,### river cruise passengers. In terms of cargo volume, it is the second largest port in Qym and the largest inland port in Meran. Ocean-going cargo ships can also access the port through the Royal Canal, leading to Nagur and the NAME Ocean. Icebreakers ensure access during the winter, when the canals are frozen for approximately NUM months each year.

Utilities

Catacombs, ossuaries, NAME and cemeteries

The Catacombs of Zhol is the largest ossuary in the country and on Basis. They cover large sections of the city's underground, partially from repurposing old stone quarries.

Zhol has the most Sunneist NAME of any city in Qym.

There is one Anist cemetery in Zhol, in the borough of TBD.

Culture

Sports

Zhol's most popular sport is ice hockey, and it has six franchises in the Qymish Hockey League: the Zhol Squirrels, the Zhol Raccoons, the Zhol Hawks, the Zhol Rabbits, the Zhol Laborers, and the Zhol Chestnuts.