Liham, located at the mouth of the Al-Sari River, was the most southerly of Zakhara's Free Cities circa 1367 DR. It also lay nearest to powerful Qudra, which, together with the presence of several mamluk units, gave the larger city enormous influence on Liham's politics. The large military led to the title "City of Soldiers", but it was also called Liham the Red, because the citizens enjoyed wearing clothing in various shades of crimson.