Markesh

The capital of Benghezakhan and the seat of the Markesh Pasharate, Markesh is a major port in the Skahazadans, situated on the coast of the Pagan Sea, at the mouth of the Kirua River, and built atop the ruins of the legendary city of Maracacar. After the destruction of Maracacar in the 7th century, the area was largely abandoned and served as a quarry for building materials. Stones and columns from Markesh were taken to be used by the Caelyan Kingdom. 
When the ground below the city was discovered to be unbelievably rich in silver and iron ore, the quarries were turned into mines and with the mining boom that followed, a new city formed atop the ruins of the last. 
Today, Markesh is a labyrinthine city of whitewashed houses, centred around courtyards, with narrow streets shaded by thousands of overhanging balconies. Many places, the old ruins are still visible. The city is surrounded by thick walls and all over the central part of town, old quarries and jagged rifts cut through the streets like gaping wounds. Having long dried out, the mines now provide shelter and housing for pourer residents, extending the city downwards deep below ground, where remnants of the destructive magic used to tear the city of Maracacar apart seems to linger. 
== Economy ==
Markesh is famous for its many bustling marketplaces, neatly organized by craft and trade, with each having their own market square. Although it is not the naval power it once was, Markesh still benefits from its central location the Skahazadani coast and is very frequented by merchants sailing between east and west, or across the Pagan Sea.