Cherson Canal

Entrance to the Canal from the Asur Sea

The Cherson Canal is an artificial waterway in Pirot between the continents of Catai and Majula. The canal connects the Asur Sea with the Majulan Sea, providing a waterway between Asura and Catai that does not require ships to pass around southern Majula. The Canal itself cuts through a series of hills and ancient waterways utilising four locks to transit ships between the varying lakes which line the border between Majula and Catai. The Canal itself is split between a northern and southern section which are administered as one unit through the Cherson Canal Authority. The Canal itself covers a distance of approximately 0,000 kilometres, not including natural lakes. The full journey through the canal complex takes around 16 hours to complete.

Construction work on the canal began in 1854 following a prolonged political crisis over foreign influence in construction, with the canal finally being completed in 1864. The construction process involved heavy foreign investment, specifically from Midrasia. Authority itself was vested in the Canal Organisation which had significant Midrasian influence within it. Eventually the Canal came under the full authority of Pirot in YEAR. Today the canal sees a very high level of traffic, with around 18,000 vessels traversing the canal in 2016 alone.

History

Pirot's Role

It is important to note that during the time of the canal, Pirot had experienced major turmoil in the last 20 years. With the recent civil war, as well as the recent implementation of a Constitutional Monarchy, the nation was quickly trying to industrialize like many Asuran nations, causing high debt, and lack of unity. Jonah I of Pirot had pondered the idea of a canal, as it had been brought up on and off throughout the conclusion of the 18th century and into the 19th Century. He believed that once it was created, he could use the economic output to his advantage, and allow for the nation to rapidly grow richer enabling it to pay off debts and industrialize far more efficiently.

This being, he proposed this idea in a Conference, known as the Aladeing Conference, where King Jonah I had proposed the construction of a canal to the powers of Asur, not realizing the fate of Pirot and the continuing decline of the nation and eventually the reconstruction of the government.