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'''Primóra''' is the largest city in [[Hanoram]] and a major port on [[Míhanska Bay]]. As the northernmost ice-free port on the Eastern Seaboard, Primóra has important trade and transport links with the cities of Upper and Central Kirav. | '''Primóra''' is the largest city in [[Hanoram]] and a major port on [[Míhanska Bay]]. As the northernmost ice-free port on the Eastern Seaboard, Primóra has important trade and transport links with the cities of Upper and Central Kirav. | ||
[ | As the northernmost reliably ice-free port on the eastern seaboard of Great Kirav, Primóra has long been an important trading centre, and was especially prominent during the Age of the Sail as a base for commercial exchange with and colonisation of [[Crona]], [[Polynesia]], [[Audonia]], and [[Alshar]] by mercantile groups such as the [[Bay Trading Company]]. The Imperial Cronan Plantation Company, predecessor of the [[Paulastra|Paulastran]] beverage supergiant [[Imperial Cola]], was founded in Primóra in 1578. | ||
The city's population is over 90% Coscivian, with the largest non-Coscivian minorities being Gaels, Tryhstians, Slakonians, [[Woolzi Kiravians|Woolzi Arabs]], and Kommenorenes. Major Coscivian ethnosocial groups living in Primóra include Antarem, Æran, Paisonic Coscivians, Porphyrian Coscivians, and Eastern Highlanders. The majority of all Porphyrian Coscivians in the world live in Primóra and its environs, and Porphyro-Coscivian culture is an important component of the city's ethnic and cultural mixture. | The city's population is over 90% Coscivian, with the largest non-Coscivian minorities being Gaels, Tryhstians, Slakonians, [[Woolzi Kiravians|Woolzi Arabs]], and Kommenorenes. Major Coscivian ethnosocial groups living in Primóra include Antarem, Æran, Paisonic Coscivians, Porphyrian Coscivians, and Eastern Highlanders. The majority of all Porphyrian Coscivians in the world live in Primóra and its environs, and Porphyro-Coscivian culture is an important component of the city's ethnic and cultural mixture. | ||
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Primóra has a prominent place in Kiravian intellectual life and is noted for its contributions to {{wp|high culture}}. The Primóra Conservatory (affiliated with X University since YYYYY) is the most highly-regarded in the nation for instruction in both Coscivian and international music, and the Primóra Symphony Orchestra is considered on-par with its counterpart in [[Valēka]]. Primórans are extremely proud of their city's literary heritage, and are able to count numerous great authors among their number, inxluding W, X, Y, and Z. | Primóra has a prominent place in Kiravian intellectual life and is noted for its contributions to {{wp|high culture}}. The vast wealth brought to the city by mercantile activities has helped to fund numerous artistic, scholarly, and philanthropic organisations promoting the finer things in life. The Primóra Conservatory (affiliated with X University since YYYYY) is the most highly-regarded in the nation for instruction in both Coscivian and international music, and the Primóra Symphony Orchestra is considered on-par with its counterpart in [[Valēka]]. Primórans are extremely proud of their city's literary heritage, and are able to count numerous great authors among their number, inxluding W, X, Y, and Z. | ||
During the {{H:title|1980s-1990s AD|21160s-21170s}}, Primóra was instrumental in the development of the '' | During the {{H:title|1980s-1990s AD|21160s-21170s}}, Primóra was instrumental in the development of the ''vothrimèn'' ("synthtone") genre of Kiravian electronic music. Along with [[Escarda]] and [[Xūrosar]], it was one of the genre's main regional scenes, with Primóra synthtone distinguishable by its darker, heavier style. | ||
The city is home to the Primóra Warhawks of the Federated Fieldball League. | The city is home to the Primóra Warhawks of the Federated Fieldball League. | ||