Nicon

Nicon Nikon, Nīkoni
From top, left to right: Nicon eastern district constructed in 1980s, Holy Cross Cathedral of Minucciante Eastern Church, Pastel 19th century row houses in city core, the 4th century Nicon palace complex, urbanization along the Aur river, Jacaranda lined city streets From top, left to right: Nicon eastern district constructed in 1980s, Holy Cross Cathedral of Minucciante Eastern Church, Pastel 19th century row houses in city core, the 4th century Nicon palace complex, urbanization along the Aur river, Jacaranda lined city streets
Country	Minucciano
Settled	c. 1040 BC
Government
• Type	Association of municipal corporations
• Body	At’ek’alayi Nibiretochi
• Mekonnen	Kalu Basliel
Population  (2022)
• Urban	36,257,500
• Metro	110,305,000
Demonym	Niconi
Time zone	+6 (Kingston Mean Time)

Nicon, also known as Nikon (Minuccianite: ኒኮን, Nīkoni) is the largest city and de facto capital of the Excharcate of Minucciano, an overseas territorial possession of Willink located in Karain. With a population in excess of 36 million people, and an urban area of some 110 million persons, Nicon is the most populous city in the region of Karain, as well as the most populous overseas settlement of the Willinkian crown. Nicon is situated in a wide valley plain on the Aur river, some 110 km inland from Minucciano's southwestern coast. Thought to have been first settled in the 1st millenium BC, Nicon was for nearly 1,000 years the most important and developed settlement in eastern Karain. Nicon was first reached by Doomani and Willinkian traders in the 12th century, beginning a complex relationship with western Havenic powers.

Geography

Nicon straddles the Aur, a large southernly flowing river that originates in the Minuccianite highlands to the north, and is nestled in a large valley basin area that covers some 2,000 km. It is bordered to the west, north, and east by rolling hills that gradually give way to highland plateaus, and largely consists of fertile, flat Savannah grasslands. To the north of the city lies a very large manmade lake covering some 400 kilometers, Lake Napa, filled in 1923 following the construction of dams and locks along the Aur's northern expanses. The city and its urban area has gradually grown the encompass virtually the entire river valley, its outer districts and suburban sprawl permeating outward in all directions.

Cityscape

The original city core of Nicon is an area named Stone Town, which consists of a fortified citadel and adjacent 10th century development enclosed within the original footprint of Nicon's city walls. Immediately adjacent is an area known as the colonial district, an area constructed by Willinkian traders in the 14th century noted for its lavish venitian gothic buildings and plazas. As the city grew tremendously in the 18th century, a large grid system was constructed which surrounds much of the historic areas of the city center. Many of the furthest expanses of the city are modern planned communities linked to the core by multimodal transportation networks.

The Nicon city concert hall was constructed in 1864 and lies immediately adjacent to the colonial district