Djanet

Djanet is in the northwest corner of on Lake Trophimus. At one time, it had access to the sea because a distributary of the Stygian River flowed through the area, but the mouth of the river silted up and left only the lake. The construction of the Canal of the Pharaohs in the 15th Dynasty again opened the possibility of water travel to the Sea of Baal and also to the Ruby Sea and the Stygian. This made Djanet a major trade center, the crossroads of routes by land to Numeda, Baalthaaz, and Antioch to the north, and by sea along the Ruby Sea and to the eastern coasts of northern and southern Libynos.
The city was the royal capital of Khemit during the 22nd Dynasty. Djanet is now the capital of the governate of , though in times of tension with Numeda the governor moves the military headquarters to Ascalon. The primary temples here are a set of three dedicated to the triad of Amun, Mût, and Chons. (See “Thybos, Metropolis of” below for more information on these deities.) The city also has the high seat of the temple of Heru, the hawk-headed god of law and order and patron of the pharaoh.

Settlement

Djanet, Metropolis of

Ruler

High Administrator Lael Timnath

Government

bureaucracy

Population

101,447 (mostly Khemitite)

Type

Metropolis

Owning Organization

Khemit