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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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).<br/> | ||
The eparchy is the largest subdivision of its kind in the Inquisition, and - if considered as a city - one of the largest municipalities by area on Calémere. However, the urban area is far smaller - about half of the land area in the eparchy consists of forested areas or wetlands. | |||
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>. | 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 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 | 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 sector of Janaimarta, 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=== | ||