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==Demographics==
== Culture ==
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| caption1 = Stone sculpture of the goddess Mansawud of the Kaliwad civilisation dated to circa 2,000 BCE discovered near Fumadeen in northern Ukanar
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| caption2 = ''The Charlatan's Dispute'' by Ukanar painter and illustrator Bansoon Arkhaneed is emblematic of the 1950s movement of Communist expressivism
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The visual arts in Ukanar have been used for self expression and social commentary for thousands of years, with cave paintings by the iron-age Dama civilisation being among the first known works of art with rhe oldest estimated at 10,000 years old. The Kaliwad kingdom that ruled rhe area surrounding Lake Kaliwad in 2,000 BCE, is famous for its realistic stone sculptures such as the Fumadeen stone icons that depict various deities such as Mansawud. In reign of the Paxist dynasties, depictions of real subjects in art became increasingly relegated to commoner art, with calligraphy taking increasing prominence among academic and upper class circles. In the 20th century, Ukanar was home to famous artists such as Bansoon Arkhaneed who were the progenitors of Communist expressivism, a school of art based on caricatures of capitalist ideologies.
Ukanar's architectural heritage spans millenia, with ruins of stone carved temples and dwellings being the remnants of highly sophisticated civilisations that existed thousands of years ago. In the 1940s, Khanad Balaal-Shanadoon was a leading figure in Communist brutalism which shaped many public spaces through its sparse decorations, focusing on the domineering presence of the physical form. This is juxtaposed with a highly ornamental legacy that has characterised many of the palaces, temples and castles in Ukanar especially during the reign of and inspired by High King Baloo, whose public works saw beautiful edifices such as the Balovian Imperial Palace dominate public spaces in the cities.
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