Kemer

Kemer Shtar aKemer (Packilvanian)
City
City of Kemer
Etymology: Unknown
Nickname:  luShtar luBas aluUfrata (Great City of the Ufrata)
First settlement	2000 years ago
Seat	Kemer City Hall
Population
• Urban	20 million
• Metro	34 million

The City of Kemer (Packilvanian: LuShtan aluKemer) or simply Kemer is an urban area and high level administrative subdivision of Packilvania. It is governed by the Kemer Metropolitan Government. It is located to the south east of Kharyat and to the north of the Packilvanian Ocean.

Kemer was first established over 2000 years ago as a fishing village. Through its location at the mouth of the Ufrata River, it became increasingly strategically and economically important. Through the Ufrata River, its flood plains were bursting with agriculture and the river facilitated relatively access to the interior. As such, the City of Kemer grew into the Kingdom of Kemer around the 2nd century CE. It spread and often challenged the power of the Kingdom of Bingol to the east and the Kingdom of Yukader to the northwest. At its greatest extent, the Kingdom of Kemer spread deep into the interior of Kharyat and controlled trading posts along the south west Packilvanian coast line.

High King Iktan the Devout defeated the Kingdom of Kemer and the Iktanite Dynasty absorbed its territories in the 7th century CE. Iktanite princes maintained control over the city as vassals of the High King. In the 12th century CE, the Kingdom of Kemer declared independence and a new monarchy under the Kilionite Dynasty took power. They ruled for over a century until in the 14th century, the Zubraynite Dynasty assimilated them back into Packilvania. Kemer remained under Zubraynite hands until it was absorbed by the Demirite Dynasty in the 17th century CE. In the early 20th century CE, Kemer was a major stronghold of the Communist Party and in turn was one of the spawning grounds of the revolution that brought the Communists to power and defeated the Demirite Dynasty. Ironically, Kemer was also one of the last cities to the captured by the Bedonite Dynasty in the 1985 at the end of the Second Packilvanian Civil War.

Since then, the city has grown to be the second most populous city in Packilvania with 20 million people in its city borders and an additional 14 million people at its peripheries, yielding an urban conurbation of over 34 million people. It is one of the largest urban areas in the world. It contains over double the population of the entirety of the Oan Isles. It has a nominal GDP of 427 billion KRB and a GDP per capita of 23700 KRB, making it the second wealthiest city in Packilvania. It is a major destination for tourism, finance, science and technology, industry and agriculture. Despite centuries of development the floodplains are highly productive.

The city has a hot humid rainy climate as it is located in the tropical rainforest climatic zone. As such it is often subjected to heavy rains and floods in the monsoon and has often been the victim of typhoons. It is often called a garden city because it is covered in a high level of canopy due to the aggressive planting of palm trees and cycads, and rejuvenation of coastal mangrove forests to protect the city against flooding. The city was one of the key battlegrounds in the battle against malaria in the early 20th century, with the city being entirely free of the disease as of 2022. The city was formerly ruled by Mayor Prince Kujil a-Sajahal Bedon who was arrested for corruption before fleeing to Free Pax States. It was under the Duke of Obran who in turn made way for Prince Wasan a-Luwadeen Bedon of Jaqe. It is home to one of the most prestigious universities in Packilvania, the University of Kemer.