Ān-Baranxiž
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| State | Baranxtu | |||
| Capital | Ān-Baranxiž | |||
| Languages Primary/Working Official (province) Unofficial |
Baranxeï, English - many others | |||
| Governor | Tupanderia Naborga | |||
 Location in Baranxtu | ||||
Ān-Baranxiž is the largest city of Baranxtu and functions as its capital; it is also its commercial and cultural center.
As the nation's capital, a large diplomatic district with limited access to the public has been built; it houses all embassies in Baranxtu as well as a number of the finest hotels and restaurants catering to the diplomats.
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Name
The name Ān-Baranxiž simply means "New Town of Baranxi" and was named after the capital of the kingdom of Baranxtu, the mother nation of the colony.
Therefore, the name is ultimately derived from the deity Baranxi, the patron god of both countries.
History
Ān-Baranxiž is the oldest Baranxtuan city in Baranxtu; it was founded in 1684 by settlers from the kingdom of Baranxtu and acted as the major connecting point to the mother nation while the Republic of Baranxtu was still a colony.
Demography
Geography
Economy
Education and Research
Ān-Baranxiž remains the educational center of Baranxtu; today, it is home to eight universities and numerous research facilities. It has the highest rate of people with a university of all Baranxtuan cities; more than 38% of its inhabitants have completed their studies in Ān-Baranxiž. As a result, Ān-Baranxiž also has the highest average income in Baranxtu.
A list of all educational facilities in the rank of university in Ān-Baranxiž in the order of their size:
- University of Ān-Baranxiž
- University of Applied Sciences of Ān-Baranxiž
- Medical University of Ān-Baranxiž
- School of the Arts of Ān-Baranxiž
- Queen Agglija University Ān-Baranxiž
- University of Media Sciences Ān-Baranxiž
- College of Our Lady of Mercy
Culture
Sights
- Old Town of Ān-Baranxiž, including:
- Tower of Batsuban
- Niqab Žutu (city hall)
- Ineda Furanatu (Place of the Republic)
- Guban (the oldest market place still in use)
- Ān-Baranxiž Central Station
- Temple Complex of Ωn-Baranxiž (the most important Baranxtuan temple), including:
- Temple of Baranxi (the largest building of Baranxtu by area, area covered and mass)
- Temple of Maña
- Temple Gardens of Ān-Baranxiž
- Statue Gallery of the Temple District
- Palace District
- Royal Gardens (the oldest and largest zoo of Baranxtu)
- Museum District, including:
- Cultural Museum of Ān-Baranxiž
- Museum of the Art of Funerals and Grieving
- Museum of Baranxtuan History
- Museum of Native History
- Museum of Natural History
- National Gallery of Modern Art
- National Gallery of Republican Art
- National Gallery of Theocratic Art
- National Museum of Fashion
- National Museum of Native Arts
Transportation
Ān-Baranxiž is the most important a center for rail, road and air traffic in Baranxtu.
It is home to the Ān-Baranxiž International Airport, the Ansa/Ān-Baranxiž South National Airport and the Ān-Baranxiž North Regional Airport.
The ĀBIA lies outside of Ān-Baranxiž proper (but within state lines) and is connected to Ān-Baranxiž Central Station by the country's first monorail. Nowadays, all three airports are interconnected by the Baranxtu Monorail Service.
Ān-Baranxiž also has numerous railroad stations including the Ān-Baranxiž Central Station, the largest railroad station in all of Baranxtu.
The 26 railroad stations of the city connect it mainly to the surrounding provinces; within the city limits, most of the railroads run underground. The vast subway network is directly connected to the railroad network and has been greatly expanded since the 1970s in order to ease the traffic load on the capital's streets.
In 1984, cars (with the exception of emergency services and delivery trucks) were banned from the Old Town in order to reduce pollution in this historical part of the city; since then, more than 6 million people use public transportation on a daily basis in the Old Town alone.
Symbols
Flag
The flag of Ān-Baranxiž is based on a very old symbol of Ēmandē, namely the Cross of Mēlēja.
The Cross of Mēlēja is the basis for the black-and-yellow cross, the other colors originally stood for Baranxi (green) and Maña (blue).
However, they were reinterpreted to symbolize peace/harmony and calm/wisdom, respectively. Although this does follow the color symbolism as used in Baranxtiman tradition, it was nevertheless much preferred over the religious overtones of the original interpretation and continues to receive positive reactions. The trend to do so was started around 1820, but it took until 1906 before the town council finally changed the official description of the flag.
Sister Cities
Baranxtu currently has one sister city, but plans to add more.
