Yurta Autonomous Region
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Yurta Autonomous Region Юртӹн Четейыхамаван Пылайӹп; Юртӹпа (Yurta) Hildüüvkiilemerini Meþelke Jurtatõ; Jurtahilla (Sautharian) | |
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| Sovereign state |  Sauthar |
| Capital and largest city | Sappăr (Sääppor) |
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| Ethnic groups | Yurta people |
| Religion | Yurta native faith |
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| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
| Driving side | left |
The Yurta Autonomous Region, or simply The Yurta Region (Yurta: Юртӹпа [ɪ̯urtʌ̹ˈpa]; Sautharian: Jurtahilla [ˈɪ̯urtaˌhit͡ɬa]) is an autonomous administrative division of the nation of Sauthar. The region have a total area of about - square kilometres (- sq mi) with a population of - as of February 2022. The region is the homeland of the Yurta people, who were the original inhabitants of the Sautharian islands before the ancesotrs of the Sautharians came in the 9th century CE.
The modern area of the Yurta region was the last part of the Sautharian islands to fell in the control of Sauthar. Due to the rural nature and the views of the Sautharians towards the Yurta, the local native culture stayed relatively untouched from the outside world, preserving the native tradition, faith and language. With rising Yurta nationalism in the 19th century, growing pressure forced the government of Sauthar to grant the Yurta people with autonomy and recognize them as the indigenous people of northern Sauthar. The Yurta Autonomous Region was established in the year -, and was granded a moderate level of self governance. The Yurta language is now tought in schools throughout the country, and it's the main language used in the Autonomous Region.