South City

South City is the main military hub and cultural center for the southern region of Amestris. Located to the south of Dublith, it is a place famous for its sightseeing and tourist attractions.

In the manga, it first appears in Chapter 27, when Edward Elric rushes to the South Area HQ from Dublith in order to turn in his yearly assessment report]] before the deadline. He accidentally encounters Major Alex Louis Armstrong, who is acting as part of King Bradley's escort while the Führer inspects the facility. However, the next we hear of Southern Headquarters, the soldiers there have been conducting a rather bloody border war with Aerugo in the southern town of Fotset since 1911. In Chapter 52, when Mustang's group is forcibly disbanded by the Führer, Master Sergeant Kain Fuery is reassigned to South HQ, and from there to the front lines at Fotset.

In the 2003 anime series, it is first mentioned by Frank Archer when he and Major Armstrong capture the Homunculus Wrath, who was subsequently taken there. The South City Headquarters are eventually stormed by Izumi Curtis in an attempt to rescue the Homunculusand a three-way battle between the State Military, the Elric brothers and the Curtises ensues inside the building.