Gowsan Quarter, Carucere

Gowsan Quarter Kartje gose Quartier gause
Neighborhood of Kingston
Crossing Canal Street in Kingston, facing north.
Country	Carucere
Municipality	Kingston Municipality
District	Fort James
Area
• Total	1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Population
• Total	10,422
• Density	9,600/km2 (25,000/sq mi)

The Gowsan Quarter (Papotement: Kartje gose; Gaullican: Quartier gause), also known as Little Dezevau, is a neighborhood in Kingston, Carucere that is home to the oldest Dezevauani-Carucerean settlement in the country. Its origins can be traced to the 1860s, when the first gowsas settled down at the edge of old Kingston after their indentureships expired. The population continued to grow throughout the 19th century as more freed Dezevauani arrived, attracted by the neighborhood's Dezevauani community. Although Dezevauani majority neighborhoods were common across Magua island by the turn of the century, the Quarter was home to the highest concentration of Dezevauani in Carucere.

Home to roughly 10,000 people today, the neighborhood continues to be a Dezevauani cultural center and remains a dominant cultural force for the Dezevauani diaspora in the region. The Quarter is home to Museum of Dezevauni in Carucere which exhibits Dezevauni-Carucerean history; the Badist Council of Carucere representing the Badi population in the country; the headquarters of several publications and media that publish in Ziba; and the Assembly of Fort James, the oldest existing local council in the country. The Quarter commonly hosts many cultural and religious celebrations, such as the fire and water festivals. It also has the largest open air market and food court geared for Dezevauni in Carucere.