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Despite being referred to as a "city", Līlasuṃghāṇa is an ''eparchy'', which means that it has - at least for the core wards, called sectors (''chūltāk'', sg. ''chūltām'') a consolidated government at the level of cities, circuits, provinces, and even some functions of the diocese itself. Administratively, there are, however, places in Līlasuṃghāṇa designed as cities, parishes, or even villages: the area of the eparchy is extremely large, covering also some valleys of tributaries of the Lanamilūki river to the south where the only settlements are floating villages in the middle of [[w:Igapó|igapós]]. About 45% of the land area of the eparchy is covered by rainforest or swampland. | Despite being referred to as a "city", Līlasuṃghāṇa is an ''eparchy'', which means that it has - at least for the core wards, called sectors (''chūltāk'', sg. ''chūltām'') a consolidated government at the level of cities, circuits, provinces, and even some functions of the diocese itself. Administratively, there are, however, places in Līlasuṃghāṇa designed as cities, parishes, or even villages: the area of the eparchy is extremely large, covering also some valleys of tributaries of the Lanamilūki river to the south where the only settlements are floating villages in the middle of [[w:Igapó|igapós]]. About 45% of the land area of the eparchy is covered by rainforest or swampland. | ||
The eparchy of Līlasuṃghāṇa, at the 3872 (6422<sub>10</sub>) census, had a population of 9Ɛ.42.535 <small>(29,698,169<sub>10</sub>)</small> people. The Līlasuṃghāṇa metropolitan area is the second-largest in the world (after the polycentric conurbation of eastern Hachitama diocese) and extends into neighboring parts of Nanašīrama and also the dioceses of Talæñoya to the south as well as Šraḍhaṃñælihæka and Kāṃradeša across the lake. Usāṃrātnam sector is the most populated subdivision in the eparchy; the areas typically know as "the center" are | The eparchy of Līlasuṃghāṇa, at the 3872 (6422<sub>10</sub>) census, had a population of 9Ɛ.42.535 <small>(29,698,169<sub>10</sub>)</small> people. The Līlasuṃghāṇa metropolitan area is the second-largest in the world (after the polycentric conurbation of eastern Hachitama diocese) and extends into neighboring parts of Nanašīrama and also the dioceses of Talæñoya to the south as well as Šraḍhaṃñælihæka and Kāṃradeša across the lake. Usāṃrātnam sector is the most populated subdivision in the eparchy; the areas typically know as "the center" are Ṣrāvamaila sector, seat of the Inquisitorial Palace, of the Blossoming Temple, and of most central institutions of the Inquisition, and the six sectors encircling it (Lūṣyambādhi, Hūneidauṣa, Nājāmiḍāra, Haleikēlṭah, Saṃryojyam, and Janaimarta). | ||
Chlouvānem is the administrative language of the city, spoken, as in the whole Inquisition, in a state of diglossia alongside the local vernacular; the Līlasuṃghāṇi vernacular (natively ''lïlasoṃḥæñy dåṭ'' but usually just referred to as ''dåṭ mysæ'' "our language") shares traits with most vernaculars of the eastern part of the Jade Coast.<br/> | Chlouvānem is the administrative language of the city, spoken, as in the whole Inquisition, in a state of diglossia alongside the local vernacular; the Līlasuṃghāṇi vernacular (natively ''lïlasoṃḥæñy dåṭ'' but usually just referred to as ''dåṭ mysæ'' "our language") shares traits with most vernaculars of the eastern part of the Jade Coast.<br/> | ||
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The area around Lake Lūlunīkam, including the location of present-day Līlasuṃghāṇa, has been inhabited for millennia by tribes speaking languages such as Laiputaši or Old Kāṃradeši. In the early part of the 4th millennium, this area was outside the realms of the Kūṣṛmāthi civilization but in its sphere of influence. About halfway through that millennium, Lahob-speaking tribes (the Ur-Chlouvānem) settled in the area, finishing their long migration journey across the whole continent and started settling together with the local people, with common intermixing. | The area around Lake Lūlunīkam, including the location of present-day Līlasuṃghāṇa, has been inhabited for millennia by tribes speaking languages such as Laiputaši or Old Kāṃradeši. In the early part of the 4th millennium, this area was outside the realms of the Kūṣṛmāthi civilization but in its sphere of influence. About halfway through that millennium, Lahob-speaking tribes (the Ur-Chlouvānem) settled in the area, finishing their long migration journey across the whole continent and started settling together with the local people, with common intermixing. | ||
While for many centuries there were various settlements in the swamplands and by the hills of today's Līlasuṃghāṇa, the founding of the city itself happened in 4426 (268ᘔ<sub>12</sub>) by order of Great Inquisitor Kahērimaili ga Kālomitāvi ''Dalaigana'', aiming to build the holiest city the world had ever seen. The center of this settlement was on a bigger hammock in the swamp, not far from the Talitanah river and about three kilometers upstream from the lakeside - today's | While for many centuries there were various settlements in the swamplands and by the hills of today's Līlasuṃghāṇa, the founding of the city itself happened in 4426 (268ᘔ<sub>12</sub>) by order of Great Inquisitor Kahērimaili ga Kālomitāvi ''Dalaigana'', aiming to build the holiest city the world had ever seen. The center of this settlement was on a bigger hammock in the swamp, not far from the Talitanah river and about three kilometers upstream from the lakeside - today's Ṣrāvamaila ("clear water") sector, named after the founding Great Inquisitor's regnal name. The only access to the early city was from the Talitanah river, and a smaller settlement was built at its mouth, functioning as a gate for the city - this area has been later remodelled by land reclamation and it is now the Janaimarta ("port city") sector; many foundation-era buildings can however be seen in the ''talitanah ga maiti memāyi jarmān'' (Talitanah River Mouth Park), part of Saṃryojyam sector, and by the rest of the Saṃryojyam lakeshore. Haleikēlṭah, just opposite the Talitanah from Ṣrāvamaila, became in the following centuries an important merchant quarter. | ||
Other older settlements later integrated in the main area of the city are found everywhere in the eparchy; quite noticeable, ancient, and near the central area, are the former lakeside village of Kānuṣāṭham (part of Lūṣyambādhi sector, northeast of the Inquisitorial Palace) and the "village of Huneidauṣa", today only a small, pedestrian area in the center of the eponymous sector, southeast of the Inquisitorial Palace. | Other older settlements later integrated in the main area of the city are found everywhere in the eparchy; quite noticeable, ancient, and near the central area, are the former lakeside village of Kānuṣāṭham (part of Lūṣyambādhi sector, northeast of the Inquisitorial Palace) and the "village of Huneidauṣa", today only a small, pedestrian area in the center of the eponymous sector, southeast of the Inquisitorial Palace. | ||
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Līlasuṃghāṇa is situated in the diocese of Nanaširama, comprising almost all of its western third<ref>Excluding an area further west, across Lake Lūlunīkam.</ref>, extending from the southeastern shore of Lake Lūlunīkam (''lūlunīkam ga gūltis''), a tidal inlet of the Jahībušanī Sea (''jahībušanī ga jaryā''), linked to it by the ~150 km long Kyūkamiša [[w:ria|ria]] (''kyūkamiša ga omotē''<ref>In ancient times, the Kyūkamiša was called a river (''kyūkamiša ga maita''), and this usage was common until about the Nāɂahilūmi era. Nowadays it is referred to as a ria~fjord (both expressed as ''omotē'' < Holenagic ''âmoteit'', ''-âmht'', and not distinguished except when the distinction is meaningful; note that it is "fjord", the original Holenagic meaning, to be specified, as rias are much more common in the Inquisition) in Chlouvānem as well as in the Līlasuṃghāṇi and Kaṃradeši vernaculars, but eastern Nanaširami vernaculars still call it "river".</ref>), to the rainforested hills dividing the Lanamilūki valley (''lanamilūki ga maiti inai'') from the rest of Nanaširama (which drains directly into the Kyūkamiša ria or into the Jahībušanī Sea). | Līlasuṃghāṇa is situated in the diocese of Nanaširama, comprising almost all of its western third<ref>Excluding an area further west, across Lake Lūlunīkam.</ref>, extending from the southeastern shore of Lake Lūlunīkam (''lūlunīkam ga gūltis''), a tidal inlet of the Jahībušanī Sea (''jahībušanī ga jaryā''), linked to it by the ~150 km long Kyūkamiša [[w:ria|ria]] (''kyūkamiša ga omotē''<ref>In ancient times, the Kyūkamiša was called a river (''kyūkamiša ga maita''), and this usage was common until about the Nāɂahilūmi era. Nowadays it is referred to as a ria~fjord (both expressed as ''omotē'' < Holenagic ''âmoteit'', ''-âmht'', and not distinguished except when the distinction is meaningful; note that it is "fjord", the original Holenagic meaning, to be specified, as rias are much more common in the Inquisition) in Chlouvānem as well as in the Līlasuṃghāṇi and Kaṃradeši vernaculars, but eastern Nanaširami vernaculars still call it "river".</ref>), to the rainforested hills dividing the Lanamilūki valley (''lanamilūki ga maiti inai'') from the rest of Nanaširama (which drains directly into the Kyūkamiša ria or into the Jahībušanī Sea). | ||
Its geographical coordinates, usually measured at the Old Astronomic Observatory in Ṣūmrāti Park, Nājāmiḍāra sector, which is the reference point for the Chlouvānem longitude system, are 14º32′27.3′′N 0º <small>(Cerian/Western standard: 143º35′11.7′′E)</small>. The traditional center of Līlasuṃghāṇa, at the center of the Holy Square (''brausire gaurāta'') in | Its geographical coordinates, usually measured at the Old Astronomic Observatory in Ṣūmrāti Park, Nājāmiḍāra sector, which is the reference point for the Chlouvānem longitude system, are 14º32′27.3′′N 0º <small>(Cerian/Western standard: 143º35′11.7′′E)</small>. The traditional center of Līlasuṃghāṇa, at the center of the Holy Square (''brausire gaurāta'') in Ṣrāvamaila, where the Blossoming Temple and the Inquisitorial Palace are, is located at 14º33′53.2′′N 0º0′58.4′′W <small>(Western: 143º34′13.4′′E)</small>. | ||
Most of the central built-up area is located on a former drained swamp; the necessity of draining the swampland resulted in many central sectors of the city (most notably Haleikēlṭah, Hūneidauṣa, and Lūṣyambādhi, but also | Most of the central built-up area is located on a former drained swamp; the necessity of draining the swampland resulted in many central sectors of the city (most notably Haleikēlṭah, Hūneidauṣa, and Lūṣyambādhi, but also Ṣrāvamaila and to lesser extents Saṃryojyam and Hilaiñāña) having a network of canals; especially in Haleikēlṭah and Ṣrāvamaila, which are the oldest parts of the city, these were constructed in ancient times in order to ease movement of goods. The whole sectors of Janaimarta and Latirajāṇa, nearly all of the island where the main airport lies (in Abhākṣamyalka sector), about half of Saṃryojyam and Hilaiñāña, and parts of Lūṣyambadhi were reclaimed from the lake. | ||
===Climate=== | ===Climate=== | ||
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===Cityscape=== | ===Cityscape=== | ||
Līlasuṃghāṇa's cityscape is typical of most Chlouvānem cities with a long history, as its street plan and architecture shows how many original different villages were inglobated in the growing city. Architectonically, the notable parts are: | Līlasuṃghāṇa's cityscape is typical of most Chlouvānem cities with a long history, as its street plan and architecture shows how many original different villages were inglobated in the growing city. Architectonically, the notable parts are: | ||
* Old and historical districts, including for example the historical center and main downtown area, | * Old and historical districts, including for example the historical center and main downtown area, Ṣrāvamaila (where the main offices of the Inquisition's government, including the Inquisitorial Palace, lie), predominantly made of centuries-old [[w:Shophouse|terraced shophouses]], detached buildings, and (less so in Ṣrāvamaila, more in other such older villages) former agrarian courts; | ||
* Modern residential districts, which make up most of the built area of the city, predominantly made of [[w:Plattenbau|panel]] [[w:Panelák|apartment]] [[w:Khrushchyovka|buildings]], ranging from 4 or 5 stories tall in some earlier neighbourhoods up to 20 story tall buildings in more recently built complexes. | * Modern residential districts, which make up most of the built area of the city, predominantly made of [[w:Plattenbau|panel]] [[w:Panelák|apartment]] [[w:Khrushchyovka|buildings]], ranging from 4 or 5 stories tall in some earlier neighbourhoods up to 20 story tall buildings in more recently built complexes. | ||
* The sector of Janaimarta (at the mouth of the Hanaiyami into Lūlunikam Lake) and the neighboring western part of Lūṣyambādhi are mostly made of office towers and include some of the tallest skyscrapers in the Inquisition and on Calémere. The Janaimarta ("port city") sector, actually, is a recent development on the site of the former lake port. Most industrial port facilities have nowadays been moved away from the city, directly on the sea, about 190 km east. | * The sector of Janaimarta (at the mouth of the Hanaiyami into Lūlunikam Lake) and the neighboring western part of Lūṣyambādhi are mostly made of office towers and include some of the tallest skyscrapers in the Inquisition and on Calémere. The Janaimarta ("port city") sector, actually, is a recent development on the site of the former lake port. Most industrial port facilities have nowadays been moved away from the city, directly on the sea, about 190 km east. | ||
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====Palaces==== | ====Palaces==== | ||
Līlasuṃghāṇa is possibly the Chlouvānem city with the highest number of old nobiliar palaces. For a period in Chlouvānem history, it was common for many royal families to have a "representation palace" in the holy city; this makes their number higher than in most other cities, where only the local nobles built their palaces. Most nobiliar palaces in Līlasuṃghāṇa (and all royal ones) are located in | Līlasuṃghāṇa is possibly the Chlouvānem city with the highest number of old nobiliar palaces. For a period in Chlouvānem history, it was common for many royal families to have a "representation palace" in the holy city; this makes their number higher than in most other cities, where only the local nobles built their palaces. Most nobiliar palaces in Līlasuṃghāṇa (and all royal ones) are located in Ṣrāvamaila, with a minor number of them in neighboring Lūṣyambādhi and Hūneidauṣa.<br/>After the deposition of nobility in the Nāɂahilūmi era and the expropriation of former noble properties in the first years of the Kaiṣamā, all former royal and nobiliar palaces are now property of the State and house either Offices of the Inquisition (for example the Dhārāṣmaja Palace, second-largest in the city (only behind the Inquisitorial Palace), houses the Inquisitorial Office of Economic Development), museums (e.g. Māyīmajālta Palace, just opposite the Inquisitorial Palace, which houses the Pan-Inquisitorial Museum of Natural History), or other institutions (e.g. the three palaces composing the Ūjaravāli complex, used by some departments of the Eparchical Ecumenical School of Līlasuṃghāṇa). | ||
====Skyways and covered walkways==== | ====Skyways and covered walkways==== | ||