Gowsan Quarter, Carucere

Gowsan Quarter Kartje gose Quartier gause
Neighborhood of Kingston
Crossing Canal Street in Kingston, facing north.
Country	Carucere
Municipality	Jameston 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 Jameston, Carucere that is home to the oldest "gowsa" settlement in the country. Its origins can be traced to the 1860s, when the first domestic and manual gowsa laborers settled down at the edge of old Kingston. The population continued to grow throughout the 19th century as more Dezevauani arrived after their indentureships expired, attracted by the neighborhood's existing community. Although neighborhoods founded by gowsas became common across Magua island by the turn of the century, by then the Quarter held major cultural significance. It was officially marked a historic location in 1984.

Home to roughly 10,000 people today, the neighborhood continues to be a Dezevauani cultural center and remains a dominant cultural force for the diaspora in the region. The Quarter is home to Museum of the Dezevauni in Carucere which exhibits their history in Carucere; 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. It also has the largest open air market and food court that imports ingredients and foodstuffs from Dezevau and Lavana. The Quarter commonly hosts many cultural and religious celebrations, such as the wind and water festivals at several Badist temples and shrines.