Bakhan

Bakhan (Jinmun: 바크한), formally Bakhan Metropolitan Municipality (Seomun: 바크한廣域市, Jinmun: 바크한광역시), is a city located in northern Zhenia. It is the fifth most populous city of the nation, as well as the second most populous city in Zhenia outside the Golden Arc region after Changan. As one of the five Metropolitan Municipalities in Zhenia, it is governed by the Bakhan Metropolitan Government. Situated in the center of, and surrounded by Karavankon Province, it is considered one of the two "cores of northern Zhenia", alongside Changan.

Initially established as a northern military outpost of the Zhen dynasty, Bakhan grew to host the Protectorate-General of the Northeast in the later years of the Zhen and later the temporary capital of the Kharlin Empire. Bakhan came under the Shindan's control shortly after the Treaty of Sanggyeong in 1847, after which it became one of Shindan's major bridgeheads into mainland Zhenia and into controlling northern Zhenia. After shortly hosting the capital of the Yemeg-Balakhaat Empire during the Zhenian Civil War, it grew into economic prosperity after its importance as the northwestern node of Zhenia's trans-national railway network.

Considered an important industrial center of northern Zhenia, Bakhan serves as a major commercial and transportation hub of northern Zhenia. It has a diverse economic portfolio, ranging from energy, resource management, manufacturing, aerospace, automotive and robotics. It has been ranked to have some of the highest qualities of life in the nation. Due to its natural landscape and economic prosperity, it is the fourth-most visited city in the nation with 46 million domestic and international visitors, behind Daedo, Jinhae and Dongdo.