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There is a substantial [[Lusophone]] population in [[Æonara]], which includes Lusonic-speaking Capetians, [[Tryhstian Littoral|Tryhstians]], and [[Cartadanians]]. The Lusophone community is mainly urban, but there are some rural settlements in South and West Æonara populated by Lusophone guest workers from mainland Cronan countries. | There is a substantial [[Lusophone]] population in [[Æonara]], which includes Lusonic-speaking Capetians, [[Tryhstian Littoral|Tryhstians]], and [[Cartadanians]]. The Lusophone community is mainly urban, but there are some rural settlements in South and West Æonara populated by Lusophone guest workers from mainland Cronan countries. | ||
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Art Deco is big in Æonara. | Art Deco is big in Æonara. | ||
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The architecture and spatial design of lowland Æonara departs from the pronounced verticality characteristic of Coscivian architecture elsewhere. Although Coscivian towerhouses and trilevels are not uncommon, especially in older settlements and developments near urban cores or high-value beachfronts, the architecture of lowland Æonara is notable for its lower and broader profile. This region was the first area of the Kiravian Federacy to experience [[The Valley (Urcea)|Urcean Valley]]-style suburban sprawl, emanating from the major coastal metros of Sirana and Laśerna. | The architecture and spatial design of lowland Æonara departs from the pronounced verticality characteristic of Coscivian architecture elsewhere. Although Coscivian towerhouses and trilevels are not uncommon, especially in older settlements and developments near urban cores or high-value beachfronts, the architecture of lowland Æonara is notable for its lower and broader profile. This region was the first area of the Kiravian Federacy to experience [[The Valley (Urcea)|Urcean Valley]]-style suburban sprawl, emanating from the major coastal metros of Sirana and Laśerna. | ||
Æonarans culturally classify the island's various spatially distinct physical settlements into several classes based on which wave of development they originated during and other characteristics. These include | |||
'''Old Towns''' (Æonaran: ''Berisartha'') and '''Old Villages''' (''Beridasa'') - Any settlement built before the [[Sunderance]], including the historic downtowns of cities such as [[Cities of Kiravia#Prevarda|Prevarda]] and [[Sirana]] that were built up mostly during and after the Sunderance. Rural old-towns and old-villages are inhabited predominantly by old-stock Æonaran Coscivians, Umcaran Coscivians, and Empire Loyalists, and occupy an important place in the island's culture as representative of the Æonaran heartland an living Æonaran heritage. | |||
'''Air-Conditioner Colonies''' (Æonaran: ''Asxathuatoriaxerka'', ''Thuatuosartha'') - {{wp|Exurban}} and {{wp|suburban}} developments built during the island's post-Reunification economic resurgence from the late 1990s onward. Air conditioner colonies consist mostly of single-family {{wp|tract housing}}, sometimes with a few townhome blocks. They are stereotypically inhabited by recent middle-class arrivals from the colder climes of Great Kirav or the Overseas Regions, especially retirees and empty-nesters, though in reality many Æonara-born people and families with children live there as well. Many exurban AC colonies include a small commercial district for grocery shopping and other basic services, and offer substantial community amenities. | |||
===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||