Tûl Îsra

Tûl Isra was the administrative capital of Sîrayn. It was located on the east bank of the Hayk Sarzain, a ravine filled by the Maudar River to form a deep lake, in the midst of the province of Isra. For centuries, the Tarb of this city had ruled six of the seven cities in the Mezin-tarb.When the schemes of Tartas Izain, the Taraskon in the years following T.A. 1632, succeeded, the conquest of Tûl Harar completed Tûl Isra's dominion over the lands of Greater Harad.

History
Tûl Isra was founded in the early Second Age. The Y01 Isra, a trade route branching from the Camel Road near the confluence of the Siresha and Maudar Rivers, even then passed by the city on its way to the Tûr Betark  and  through  the  mountains to the  Utter South. The original city was located northwest of the Hayk Sarzain (Ta. “Swollen-waters in the Earth-sands”) and was inhabited until its destruction in S.A. 1933. Later in the Second Age, the village of Mumett was founded on the eastern shore of the lake. In T.A. 83, members of Clan Masra refounded Tû Isra south of the village on the east bank. The new location boasted a more defensible bluff which would augment city walls. Some of the building materials were taken from the nearby ruins, but much of the required stone was quarried in the Bru Isra. Initially, a thick  wall,  twenty  feet high, was  raised,  while residences, shops, a large bazaar and open market, and some administrative offices were constructed within. Gates located on the southem and western edges of Tûl Isra pierced the defensive rampart. In time, the population out-grew the city. The administrative buildings were moved into a new expansive plaza which included a palace. Construction continued for a decade in order to complete the complex. During the final phases, the  city  was expanded to the south by the addition of a new outer wall, and the inner walls were strengthened. Centuries later, following the slow accumulation of workshops, artisans’ homes, and dining establishments outside the northwestem walls, another section of outer wall was constructed. Throughout the city’s history, continued construction, renovation, and  the collapse of old buildings  had changed the interior streets and neighborhoods.

Places of Note

 * Atakolett’s Exchange
 * The Bazaar
 * The Bell Tower
 * Caravan Grounds
 * City Market
 * The Debtor's Prison
 * The Desert Mouse
 * The Gohark Naunir
 * Nalaum’s House of Pleasure
 * The outer City
 * Peshtin's Ark
 * The Ruby Spider
 * The Ruins
 * The Sarask Balabytt
 * The Silken Path Inn
 * The Silver Palm
 * The Slave Market
 * Tar Ribausk
 * Samaub’s Waters
 * The Tayee School and Library
 * Tayee-Temple
 * Temple of Saubaiz
 * Temple of the Silent One
 * Temple of the True Flame
 * The Theatre
 * The Thieves Den
 * The Vine and Vessel Inn
 * The Vixen’s Abode