Iganar

Iganar LuDominmne aluIganar
Province of Iganar
Ishak I Memorial Temple

The Province of Iganar (Packilvanian: LuDominimne aluIganar) is a high-level subnational administrative division of Packilvania. It is bordered by Jumhurikesh to the north and east, Fidakar to the southeast, Ashura to the northwest, Mekedesh to the southwest and Rigaryat to the south.

The Meked and Jumhur Rivers flow through its territory and the Abaxahad River originates within its territory. It belongs to the Central West Packilvanian Timezone (CWPT) which is at +5 UTC. It has dry summer and grassland climates in the centre, semi arid and hot desert climates to the west and east, and savanna to the south. Its major cities include its capital and largest city, Zukaril, Qadash Kebir, Amhoudshtar, Eden, Akhastar, Qayeer, and Yahavat. The city of Akas Akil in Ashura is located less than 100km from its border, thus it often acts as a resting point on the journey of pilgrims going to the Memorial of the Jovian Gate.

Like the rest of Packilvania, its official and most widely spoken language is Packilvanian and its official and most widely practiced religion is Paxism. Its largest species are the Feline. It has the second largest population of any province in Packilvania with 145,370,700, making it one of the top 10 most populated subnational divisions on Urth (more than Caltharus in Great Morstaybishlia and nearly double the country of Norgsveldet). It has the highest nominal GDP of any subnational division in Packilvania at 1,130,984,046,000 KRB. It has a nominal GDP per capita of 7,780 KRB. Its capital Zukaril has a city-proper population of 10,560,345 people, making it the 6th most heavily populated city in Packilvania. Iganar's economy is driven by financial services, minerals, oil and natural gas, steel refining, chemicals, heavy manufacturing, and wine-making. Despite being one of the biggest hydrocarbon producers in the world, a large part of its energy comes from hydroelectric power, which has been a source of disputes with Rigaryat and Fidakar over water usage.

Its current Governor is Prince Harim a-Amhoud Bedon, the father of the incumbent Prime Minister of Packilvania, Prince Luwadeen a-Harim Bedon. The Judge-President of the Iganar High Court is Marquis Shahad Wadeeq of Kijal. It does not have a Religious Appeals Court. Seated in the Temple of Right Hand in Zukaril, Akhamast Gurunda is the Great Magister of Iganar and represents the province in the Magisterium of Paxism. It is the second most religiously repressive place in Packilvania after Ashura and among the most politically repressive and one of the most resistant to the reforms put in place by Prince Thumim a-Namdun Bedon as the Regent.

History

The area that comprises Iganar has been inhabited by modern Felines for tens of thousands of years. The first inhabitants used stone and bone tools and wore loin cloths made from animal skins. They were hunters and gatherers who relied on the meat of fish and the herds of migratory antelopes, and foraged edible plants. A few thousand years ago, Felines began to domesticate animals such as cattle, sheep, horses, camels and goats for their meat and secondary products such as fur, pelts and milk. Additionally they also domesticated chickens and consumed their eggs. They also began to cultivate and selectively breed various grains and tubers so that they could increase their food consumption. This resulted in the formation of sedentary settlements built from wood, mud, grass and stone.

The people then began to use tools made from metals by being able to use wood and furnaces to create hot fires that enabled them to smelt and refine ores. The civilisations in the area were largely small tribes and city states that were often engaged in warfare against each other. With the advent of writing from the nations in Ashura and the codification of mythologies and laws by prominent writers and scholars such as Prophet Besmali and Lord Tiraz Mahal that today form the Writings of Paxism, systems of government were established that led to the formation of larger Kingdoms that encompassed large areas.

In the area that makes up Zukaril, was ruled by the Kingdom of Turhadek in the 2nd millenium BCE, arguably the oldest of the ancient kingdoms which was destroyed a few centuries later. The Sorceriocracy of Exkhanad was established some centuries later based on mystical traditions that incorporated Paxism with native traditions, astrology and sorcery. Parts of the western nations were absorbed by the Kingdom of Yehudah. Some eventually became independent of the Central Ufrata River Basin kingdoms such as a matriarchal polity called the Queendom of Zukaril. In the early 1st millenium CE, the Kingdom of Bakil again from the Central Ufrata River Basin invaded and subsumed the Kingdoms in the Iganar area, especially to the west and interior.

Kingdoms further to the east were absorbed into the expanded Kingdom of Bakil which is now known as Packilvania by the Iktan dynasty following attempts by Iktan the Devout to suppress the proliferation of a religious text known as the Haagemar which was commissioned by the Warmadite dynasty King Obed II of Bingol. Iganar remained an integral part of Packilvania for centuries until the Iktanite dynasty fell in the 12th century which gave rise to petty kingdoms that remained under the suzerainty of the Magisterium of Paxism which managed to remain in power based out of the city of Adrien and exercised control over the historic territories of the old Kingdom of Bakil. In the area comprising modern day Mekedesh, the Ruler of Tashkar, Ishak I, defeated and conquered Bingol and began an expansion that saw Iganar become part of the reestablished Packilvania under the Zubraynite dynasty. In the late 13th century, the Zubraynite dynasty faced financial and political issues that gave rise to instability and resistance including from the feudal lords of Iganar who switched their allegiance to the more prosperous and militarily powerful Kingdom of Fidakar under the Demirite dynasty whose head, Saidun the Conqueror became the first Sultan of Packilvania.

Iganar became a province that was increasingly governed by representatives of the central government in Bingol. It was one of the last parts of Packilvania to fall to the rule of the Packilvanian Communist Party during the First Packilvanian Civil War. Attempts to suppress religion by the government led by Gideon Muktan and its successors were largely unsuccessful. Despite the role of religion being circumscribed for thousands of years and the systemic termination and displacement of minority species and religious groups. Massive oil and gas deposits were discovered in the 20th century in addition to existing oil, gas and coal reserves that fuelled the Packilvanian economy. Around halfway through the Second Packilvanian Civil War, Iganar switched allegiance to the Carriers of Mercy which by that time ruled over Ashura, Shakar and Jumhurikesh and claimed to be the sole government of the country. It was the site of heavy fighting between the Communists and the Carriers, such that a nuclear attack on the town of Ashmayira prompted the collapse of the Communist government and the establishment of a theocratic absolute monarchy under the Bedonite dynasty.

Economy

Iganar has an economy of 1,130,984,046,000 KRB and a GDP per capita of 7,780 KRB. The economy consists of 24% mining, 13% agriculture, 40% services and 15% manufacturing.

Iganar has petroleum reserves of 1.05 billion barrels and produces 890,400 on barrels of petroleum on average per daIt has 120 million barrels in natural gas reserves and produces 13,400 barrels of natural gas on a daily basis. It produces 780,000 tonnes of coal annually. Iganar produces platinum, chromium and uranium.

Iganar is a major producer of wheat, and cotton. It produces 87% of its food needs and imports the remaining 13% from other provinces. It exports over 31% of its grain to surrounding provinces.

The largest trade partners of Iganar are Jumhurikesh (18%), Ashura (16%), and Fidakar (13%). Its largest foreign trade partners are Great Morstaybishlia (4%), Vekaiyu (3%), Peregrinia (1.2%) and Volkia (0.2%).

Iganar's largest airport is the Sultana Yahmida International Airport near Zukaril. The longest high speed rail routes include Qadash Kebir to Zukaril, Akhastar to Qadash Kebir and Akhastar to Zukaril. The longest high speed rail routes out of the province include Zukaril to Akas Akil, Akhastar to Everyet, and Zukaril to Medayin.

Culture

Sports

Iganar has 5 teams in the Soccer Super League: the Zukaril Warriors S.C., the Akhastar Tigers S.C., the Qadash Kebir Eagles S.C., the Amhoudshtar Titans S.C., and the Edhen Buffaloes S.C. Iganar has won the league 7 times, in 1976, 1981, 1989, 1992, 2004, and 2008. In the Soccer University League, it currently has 4 teams, the University of Zukaril Sabers S.C., the University of Akhastar Literocrats S.C., and the University of Qadash Kebir Fighters S.C.

Iganar has hosted the annual Imperial Sports Convention (previously known as the People's Sports Convention) 12 times, 6 in Zukaril, 4 in Akhastar and 2 in Qadash Kebir. The Province sends 6 teams to the Imperial Rugby Union Cup, 7 teams to the Imperial Basketball League, 5 teams to the Imperial Table Tennis Tournament and 4 teams to the Cricket Premier League.

Art and Music

The Zukaril National Film Festival is hosted every year. The Iganarian Film and Media Association unites actors, broadcasters and related media. The highest provincial award for music is the Iganar Music Awards.

Museums and Libraries

The Iganarian Imperial Museum Association comprises over 98 museums of which the largest is the Zukaril Imperial Museum of Paleontology which houses over 12,000 fossilised remains including the 0.9 tonne skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex and 1.4 tonne skeleton of a Brachiosaurus.

Tourism

Iganar is visited by 28 million people every year. Major attractions include the Mekhabar Ruins, the ruins of a 3,000 year old civilisation, the Shalmidan Caves, a 56 kilometre underground labyrinth of naturally formed chambers that are a major source of fossils, the Khidan Falls, a massive waterfall of the Khidan River that feeds into the Jumhur River, Subayeel Quarter, a trendy neighbourhood in Zukaril known for shopping and the Besoon Tomad Nature Park which is famous for its massive populations of elephants, rhinoes, crocodiles, hippopotamuses, lions, and leopards.

Architecture

The greatest examples of Iganar Ian architecture include