Agnannet
Agnannet ⴰⴳⵏⴰⵏⵏⴻⵜ | |
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Clockwise from top left: Oasis District, Achra Tower at sunrise, Old Agnannet traditional architecture, Great Tenere Train Station, Helix Commerce Tower, 19th century residential towers. | |
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| Country |  Charnea |
| Province | Achra |
| Districts | 5 districts
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| Settled | 4th century BCE |
| Area | |
| • Agnannet Metropolitan | 550 km2 (210 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 200 m (656 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Agnannet Metropolitan | 9,825,622 |
| Demonym | Agnannetian |
| Postcode districts | CA, CE, CT |
| Area code | 145 |
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Agnannet (Tamashek: ⴰⴳⵏⴰⵏⵏⴻⵜ, or archaic ⴳⵏⵏⵏⵜ) is the capital of Charnea as well as Upper Obul Territory, and is the largest city in the country with a population of 5 million people inhabiting the Greater Agnannet region totaling 249.8 km2 (96.4 sq mi) of which the city proper makes up 177 km2 (68 sq mi). The city is located on the banks of the Obul river in the region of the north bend flowing north and west from Lake Agnan and the Kalisa Hydroelectric Dam, and south from the Great Pyramid of Agnan which is located just outside the Greater Agnannet region. The north bend of the Obul river is also called the Krane meaning "Crescent" for its near perfect semicircular curvature. Agnannet is a bipartite metropolis divided by the Obul river, with the old city and most of the modern urban region to the north of the river, and the five smallest of the total twelve city districts to the south of the river. The southern half of the city is relatively new and the result of urban expansion in the 19th century, standing in clear contrast to the northern city which is far older and shows a more medieval character in many neighborhoods.
The city of Agnannet was founded in the 14th century during the Ihemodian Wars which saw the transformation of the Kel Kaharna tribal confederation of nomadic Imuhagh transform into the mostly settled Empire of Charnea. A strategic position on the Obul river was chosen to be the seat of the new empire, as it would allow rapid communication and movement of goods and troops to the other major population centers along the river, and likewise the fortified locations alongside the north bend would allow unwanted movement or communication to be cut off at that location. Medieval Agnannet was relatively sparsely populated, inhabited mainly by bureaucrats and the martial population which provided the basis for imperial armies and retinues in the early decades of the Imperial era.
The city would grow over time as more Imuhagh and Berberized slaves known as Ikelan came to settle in and around the permanent center of power, and it would eventually become a significant center of population in the Empire as more people were moved north up the Obul river. The growth of Agnannet into a major metropolis under the Empire inextricably tied the political direction and social heart of Charnea to the city, which was by far the largest city in Charnea by the 19th century and would remain so until the population boom in the Obul delta led to the rise of Koros as a rival Charnean metropolis. Koros eclipsed Agnannet in population between 1934 and 1960, after which Agnannet regained the number 1 spot following the integration of the city of Ayewasiy into Greater Agnannet, which was subsequently divided into four municipal districts.
Agnannet is the economic, financial and cultural capital of Charnea, serving as the hub for almost all the national rail lines and the highway system. It is served by 17 hospitals, 19 universities and two airports of which Agnannet International Airport is the largest by a wide margin and has been recently reconverted for civilian use after having served as an ad hoc military base between 2015 and 2020. There are many cultural and religious institutions based in Agnannet, including major temples of Tamdda-ddin and the headquarters of the Tamashek Language Academy which serves as the central authority over Tamashek, the official language of Charnea.
History
Geography
Climate
Agnannet has a desert climate ( Koppën Classification BWh ) typical of the Ninva Desert characterized by long, extremely hot summers and short, pleasant winters. The heat becomes extremely elevated in the dry season with temperatures regularly exceeding 40°C (104°F) and at times reaching as high as 49-50°C (between 120.2 and 122°F) between the months of April and October, which make up the dry season in central and northern Charnea. The average temperature does not drop below 20°C (68°F) at any point during the year, and there has never been any recorded temperature below freezing. However, ground frost can occur during winter nights in the countryside outside the city to the north and east. Rainfall is concentrated between the months of December and March, with the Agnannet receiving very little precipitation overall. The region receives almost no rain whatsoever during the dry season. Dust storms are a relatively common occurrence, and particularly severe dust storms have been known to come over the city once every few years to once every decade and reduce visibility to as low as 10 meters, causing the cancellation of flights out of the city's airports and the shutting down of most schools for the duration of the dust storm.
| Climate data for Agnannet (1965-2011) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.5 (90.5) |
33.8 (92.8) |
37.0 (98.6) |
41.2 (106.2) |
44.1 (111.4) |
46.2 (115.2) |
47.1 (116.8) |
49.8 (121.6) |
43.0 (109.4) |
41.5 (106.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
49.8 (121.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
38.4 (101.1) |
40.3 (104.5) |
42.5 (108.5) |
41.6 (106.9) |
40.3 (104.5) |
35.3 (95.5) |
27.8 (82.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
33.1 (91.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
33.9 (93.0) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.2 (93.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
33.5 (92.3) |
28.4 (83.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
26.8 (80.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.2 (84.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
20.0 (68.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
1.5 (34.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.6 (34.9) |
1.3 (34.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 20.5 (0.81) |
18.0 (0.71) |
17.9 (0.70) |
11.0 (0.43) |
8.9 (0.35) |
4.0 (0.16) |
4.7 (0.19) |
2.0 (0.08) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.8 (0.03) |
9.7 (0.38) |
16.6 (0.65) |
114.2 (4.49) |
| Average rainy days | 9.1 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 10.3 | 48.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 47 | 36 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 36 | 47 | 26 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 212.4 | 226.6 | 219.8 | 242.3 | 287.7 | 328.2 | 332.1 | 309.2 | 271.6 | 311.4 | 269.2 | 214.3 | 3,224.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 63 | 71 | 59 | 63 | 70 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 74 | 87 | 82 | 65 | 72 |
| Source: Meteorological Association of Charnea | |||||||||||||
