Mehyaran
Mehyaran
Meśārāŋ | |
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| Country | Tabiqa |
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| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 7,161,320 |
Mehyaran (Adzamasi: [mɛçɑʁɑŋ]) is the capital and most populous city of Tabiqa. It is located at the confluence of the Ekuos River and the Tabiq River. It is one of the oldest permanently-inhabited settlements on Sahar.
Etymology
Old Adzamian mehya-ran [mɛhjɐχɐn] 'river-three'. Besides the two major rivers (the Ekuos and Tabiq), a smaller river (the Arak) also crosses the capital.
History
Fossil records indicate early humans used the site, probably as a trading post or seasonal pasture grounds, as early as BCE 41,000. Archaeological evidence indicates that permanent or seasonal dwellings existed in the region by BCE 18,600.
By BCE 1,000, Mehyaran was a centre of commerce for the Ekuosian desert, and a respectably-sized city. It served as the capital for the Adzamasi Empire which spread across much of north Baredina between BCE 500 and CE 700. After the fall of the empire, it was one of few areas to remain independent during the conquests of the Algadoran, Penaxxi and Kauzic empires, maintaining its government and laws through both military and diplomacy.
It was re-established as the capital of modern Tabiqa in the 1700s.