Leiris

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Leiris
Coat of Arms
Government
Country Baranxtu
Province Āþ-Dorista
District Leiris
Mayor Amonagi Lihailitu Bouleï
Demographics
Language Groups 86.5% Baranxeï
4.3% Asuaneï
4.1% Qi
5.1% other

Leiris (Asuaneï Reiriş, Qi Laranea) is an important harbor and major industrial city of Baranxtu, and the capital of the province Āþ-Dorista.

History

The area around Leiris was the site of a larger settlement of the Masenasi, who had established some fishing villages there in the early 4th century. These settlements seem to have merged sometime in the 6th century, forming a town of approximately 20,000 inhabitants at its height. It appears that about a century later, probably around 790, this town was suddenly abandoned following a storm surge that destroyed large part of it. This theories, however, are solely based on archeological evidence, and no written records mentioning this early town have been found so far.

The first record mentioning any settling in the area of modern-day Leiris dates to 1234. It cites a people called the Leikiti in a Qi source who built a small permanent camp there. A few decades later, in 1298, another sources mentions Leigutra Neho ("the town of the Leiguti people") in a list of cities on the western shore.

Who exactly this "Leikiti" or "Leiguti" tribe who was the namesake of Leiris were is source of much debate; some identify them with the Leumi tribe of Leumena, others suggest a connection with the now extinct Lili tribe who was mostly active in modern-day Abasina, whereas other think of them as an as-of-now unidentified indigenous people.

From then on, the history of Leiris becomes more clear. It is known that the Masenasi conquered the city in 1403, driving away its original inhabitants and naming it Leiriso (which is also its modern Masenar name). The town was expanded and became the most important port of the Masenasi kingdom, even more than its capital, Deioprañi Make. From 1543 until 1607, it also served as the capital of the Masenasi province Thokare.

In 1607, most of Thokare was successfully invaded by the Northern Daun, and the remainder that was left was incorporated into the Masenasi mainland. Almost a century later, the Northern Daun again started a war with the Masenasi kingdom, and this time were able to conquer all of it.

However, only a few years later in 1713, Leiris fell to the Southern Daun, becoming the major western port of the Southern Daun kingdom.

It propsered and grew in size, attracting merchants from all over the world and subsequently became one of the first truly multicultural cities.

During the First Dorista Campaign in the 1820s, Leiris again fell to another power - this time, it was the Baranxtuan kingdom. When the so-called Doristan Territories reached province status in 1830, Leiris became the capital of the new province Dorista, and of Onyž-Dorista (West Dorista) from 1850-1910, when the two Doristas were unified.

Since 1989, it serves as the capital of North Dorista.


Geography

Leiris is located on the northern edge of the Deioprañiva Basin, in the center of the Bay of Leiris.

Two minor rivers run through the city, the Aikunta and the Mekkan.

Climate

Leiris has a mostly maritime climate and thus enjoys a fairly mild climate throughout the year, further enhanced by the warm Agrimai Stream. Harsh winters are very rare as well as snowfall, but the city can get quite hot in the summer.

Due to its southern location, Leiris gets heavy monsoon rains in the summer, but very dry winters due to its leewards position in respect to the Abasinan Mountains.


Industry

Leiris' industry is based on both industry and tourism.


Transportation

Leiris has a very good public transport system, with busses and train lines serving not only the main city, but also the surrounding metropolitan areas and thus connecting it with the rest of the Western Baranxtuan Metropolitan Area.

Plans to introduce a metro system to Leiris are currently underway, as well.


Sister Cities

Leiris currently has two sister cities.