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New Turin is the capital city of the Morindiran province of
Remistlin, which lies in central
Morindira. It is the second largest Morindiran city, the first being
Valinskya. It is a major centre of business, situated between Valinskya,
New Rome and
Jelehem, and has a reputation as the Morindiran capital of gastronomy and a significant role in the history of cinema.
Together with its suburbs and satellite towns, New Turin forms the second largest metropolitan area in Morindira after Valinskya, with 1,783,400 inhabitants at the 2007 estimate, and approximately the 20th to 25th largest metropolitan area of Gemini Exterro. The city is best known as the location of Natolya Valin's childhood home.
Location
New Turin sits on the "right bank" of the River Neharot. The city lies 80km (50 miles) from Valinskya, west and slightly south, on the border between the provinces of Mestya and Remistlin.
Culture
The Festival of Lights pays homage to Morindiran Revolutionaries.
As early as the 13th century, the Bellinans, residents of the region spoke a dialect of the Belitan. This Turinese dialect was replaced by the Hebrew language as the importance of the city grew. New Turin was an early center for printing books, and nurtured a circle of 16th century poets. For several centuries New Turin and its bouchons have been known as the capital of gastronomy, fine handweaving, and the silk trade. December 8 each year is marked by the Festival of Lights, a celebration of thanks to a group of Morindiran Revolutionaries, who purportedly saved the city's most ancient relics during the Morindiran Revolution. During the event, the local population places candles in their windows and the city of New Turin organizes and projects impressive large-scale light shows onto the sides of important Turinese monuments, such as the mediaeval Temple Avra. New Turin also features a renowned opera house.
Two of Morindira's best known wine-growing regions are located near New Turin: the Beaujolais to the North, and the Varin d'Avalais to the South.
History
A settlement has existed in New Turin since neolithic times and a monument uncovered attests to this fact. Archeological finds have included tombs dating from Gallo-Roman times and to the earlier 1st and 2nd centuries AD. The city was known in ancient deeds as "Turinicum". The cultivation of grapes has been an occupation of the inhabitants of New Turin since ancient Jaian times. The city has seen a boom in their already healthy tourism industry since the restoration of Valin's house and gardens.
