Merav

Ayirka Meravi State of Merav
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Country	Kiravian Federacy
Theme	South Kirav
Capital	Tiraśkivon
Largest City	Kotor
Population	7,866,000
Governor	Johnnyer Kašgrab
President	M.P. Alkotestin
Stanora seats	3
Official languages	South Coscivian
Other Languages	none
Postal Abbreviation	MRV

Merav is a state and province of the Kiravian Federacy located in eastern coastal South Kirav.

It is significant as the beachhead of the First Evangelisation of Kirav, and was the first region of the country to accept Christianity. It is the birthplace of the Coscivian Orthodox Church, though a majority of the state's population today adhere to the Coscivian Catholic Church.

The official language of Merav is South Coscivian, which is spoken by over 90% of the population as their native language. Speakers of Kalvertan Coscivian are the largest linguistic minority at around 4% of the population.

It is one of the better-developed provinces in South Kirav, with the best educational performance in that theme and a very strong agricultural sector.

History

Select coastal locales in southern and far northeastern Merav have a wealth of megalithic sites associated with the Koskan migrations to the Kiravian Mainland from Éorsa and the earliest flowerings of proto-Coscivian culture. Some glottochronologists hypothesise that the Austro-Kiravian branch of the Neo-Kiravian language family descends from the speech of these megalithic communities in what is now Merav.

Geography

The territory of Merav extends over the level and low-lying South Kiravian coastal plain, which dominates the south and centre of the state, as well as an "upcountry" region of higher, more rolling terrain culminating in the Kakēlak Range (geologically a transverse spur of the Pelerin Mountains) that mark its northern border. An isolated pocket of higher elevation occurs in Ikobrona Countyship near the heart of the state.

The southern third of Merav shares the oceanic climate typical of the rest of lowland South Kirav, while the northern two-thirds have a more continental climate. Both of these regions are very warm and mild relative to the rest of Great Kirav, offering long growing seasons and favourable conditions for agriculture.

Cities

Kotor

Kotor (Latin: Cuttorus) is a coastal city in Merav, the largest city in the state and core of its largest metropolitan area. It is an important port of South Kirav and has strong trading ties with Levantia. Kotor was an early beachhead of Christianity in Kiravia and the location of the earliest known diocese.