Cianbally

Cianbally Ainharic: Cianballey Cuirpthean: Cianbaile
Immerkey Street (Straid Ymmyrkey), the city's famous curved promenade
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Motto(s):  "Purt dy yn Twoaie" ("Port of the North")
Country	Ainhar
Province	Ardvalley
County	County Cianbally
Wailyr	List Cianbally Town Cianbally West Cianbally East Knockbaare Lhaihthaloo
Government
• Mayor	Rory MacCundre (GAP)
Area
• Total	176.8 km2 (68.3 sq mi)
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	89,425
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Cianballian/Cianballic Ballian/Bally (colloquial)

Cianbally (Ainharic: Cianballey, meaning "town of Cian" – /'tʃænbali:/ CHAN-ballee; Ainharic pronunciation: ['tʃanba:lʲi]), also known in Newreyan as Shanbally and Cuirpthean as Cianbaile and officially the Royal City of Cianbally is the capital and largest city of the Principality of Ainhar, with a population of 89,425 in 2017, over 45,000 more than Ainhar's next largest settlement, Cranfell. Sitting on the northern coast of Ainhar, Cianbally is a part of County Cianbally and the province of Ardvalley, Cianbally is home to five of the 37 seats in the Wailyr (Ainharic parliament), and houses around 35% of the country's eligible voters.

Cianbally is the financial and economic centre of Ainhar and a regional hub for trade passing along the Lhedwinic Channel, especially for trade coming from the Lhedwinic archipelago. Cianbally was home to many famous Ainharic people and holds high historical importance, especially for literature and music of the early 19th century. A popular tourist destination, Cianbally is the most-visited place in Ainhar, receiving around 300,000 tourists per year and generating a large percentage of Ainhar's tourist revenue.

History

Early history

Early archaeological data shows that the area around modern-day Cianbally was inhabited, although not permanently settled, by a Cuirpthean tribe whose origins can be traced to the Elsouf region that Cianbally now sits on. Late bronze weapons excavated in archaeological digs suggest that the area west of the city was likely a major military outpost and held some sort of regional significance for tribes who inhabited the Elsouf region. The town was likely settled in the early 10th century by Cuirpthean travellers and missionaries as a commuter settlement for journeys up to northern Asura through Newrey and Aleia, although the Cuirpthean name of this initial settlement is unknown, it was referred to in Koll Helgisson's Sunnarstramál ("southern tale") as "Elfborg" and "Elfaborg", Old Lhedwinic for "river town", due to its close proximity to the major Elsouf River. It was definitively renamed to "Cianbaile" after a Cuirpthean missionary named Cian in 1176 AD.

Notable people

• Ashoonaghastag Sir Martyn Mederel SK, GC, AM, AHH (1867 – 1948 in Cianbally), Ainharic freedom fighter and politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Ainhar
• Oskar Aikio (1835 – 1910 in Sangashámman), Alriikan politican who regularly visited the city and owned a house on Immerkey Street