Guédiawaye

Guédiawaye Nanterre du Sud
City
View of Revolutionary Square in Central Guédiawaye
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Nickname(s):  City of Roses, The Guédiawaye
Motto:  Jëfekaay bi askan wi am (Le progrès du peuple)
Country	Kolda
Administrative District (Province)	Guédiawaye-Lennes
Founded	808 CE
Government
• Mayor	Colgema Segnane (KLF-U)
Area
• Total	4,560 km2 (1,761 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	2,891,435
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Demonym	Guédiawayeans
Website	VilleGuédiawaye.ko

Guédiawaye is the largest and capital city of Kolda. The city is a key economic, political, and historical hub of Neria and is located along the Tenebric Ocean. Historically, Guédiawaye was the center of the Koldan Empire and then under the control of Costeno, French, and then Brissican control. The current population of Guédiawaye is 2,891,435 people.

History

Guédiawaye was originally a collection of fishing settlements before 800 when the city was established as the summer capital of the Kolda Empire, by King Akcan Ienga. Ienga also constructed a nearby market and administrative buildings that became the center of the new city. As trade between inland Kolda and the rest of Neria continued to grow, traders moved to Guédiawaye to help manage their business. Much of the new construction consisted of informal mud-brick houses and shops. Ienga passed the throne onto his descendants for 400 years until the arrival of Islam led to the reorganization of the empire under a Caliph. Caplih Al-Hamoud Tulkour, a proponent of the arts and sciences reorganized the city, following a detailed plan with the Mosque of Guédiawaye at its center. As the Koldan Empire grew in prominence, Guédiawaye grew along with it. In 1020, Kolda's first university, The House of Knowing opened to study natural and physical sciences. Around the same time, a new Caliph took control named Abukar Enmini, Emini was from the lower class of Guédiawaye society and during his reign created many public services.

Colonial Era

In 1580, traders from Costeno reached Kolda, they established relations with the local Leubar State which at the time controlled Guédiawaye. Eventually several islands nearby were leased to Costeno for the construction of a military and trade outpost. Known as the Encataria Colony, there influence began to reach the mainland as deals were made with the Leubar to purchase there defeated enemies as slave labor. These enslaved people were then shipped to several other colonies although mainly San Fernando. By the mid 1600s, thousands of people were being brought to and processed through Guédiawaye every year. It's estimated 250,000 people in total were sold into slavery within the Encataria Colony. Besides this the Costenoian colonial government did very little in the administration of mainland Guédiawaye, helping install a allied government known as Leboue State.

After a brief war in 1786, Guédiawaye and the rest of the Kolda were incorporated into the Brissiac Colony under French authority. Soon after the trading class of Guédiawaye became dominated by Arrivee as opposed to the Arabic traders which had dominated the trade sector since the 1200s. In 1803, slavery was outlawed, leading colonial landowners seeking new labor sources. This came through the mass migration of laborer's from various trading states. This include the Amazigh people of Mallancaland who were promised wealth and a acre of land. Guédiawaye was also placed under the control of a mayor, although only Roll A citizen's could vote for mayor. Seeking to control the power of powerful Islamic clerics which were influentially in the working-class of society, all religious were required to become registered or face arrest. In 1887, after a particularly violent series of crackdowns, a mass uprising began. Lasting for over 6 months, symbols of the colonial administration such and church's and schools were targeted. In response, a militia was raised which put down the revolt by executing the leadership of the revolt and encouraging Amazigh workers to report there co-workers. Islam was banned within the city limits and Christianity gradually filled its place as the primary religion of the city.

Georgraphy

Guédiawaye is located along the Swordfish coast, a geographic era of fertile seaside mountains on a dry and rocky coast. The city is divided into 10 arrondissements. Arrondissements 1 through 5 are located east of the Vincennes River, a narrow controlled river located just east of the Old City, while Arrondissements 6 through 10 are located to the west of the river. Much of the city is flat, however, the southern parts of the city are hilly, with the highest point being Mount Diangare at 1,050 meters above sea level.

The government of Kolda is located along Revolutionary Square in the 1st Arrondissement, with the Assembly Building and the Presidential Palace facing a central square with a statue of Seynabou Gano, the first president of the Koldan Republic. Additionally, several state-run companies and organizations have their headquarters located in the 1st Arrondissement. This is partly due to Central Road Station, located within the district having rail connections to the rest of Kolda as well as the Guédiawaye Metrorail. Located at the entrance to the Vincenes River is the Great Mosque of Guédiawaye and the Old City, a dense cityscape of merchant and residential buildings.

Demographics

Ethnic Groups in Guédiawaye

Group	%	#	Most Prominent
Leubar	40.5
Amazigh	20.2
Kendouga	12.1
Moujerrians	10.4
Metis	8.9
Other Koldar	5.1
Daryans	2.7