Itumghur

Itumghur is the capital and largest city of the Ghur Republic, located in the heart of the landlocked Itumghur Province. With a population of over 1 million citizens, the city is the largest in the Meridion and the second largest in the world in terms of population. The city is sprawled across the Valley of Spirits in the southern region of the Ayarah mountain range, fed by the Volimyara River. It has been the seat of government of the leaders of Ghur ever since its foundation in 134 B.W. by Aytahirr yar Aytahirul Nuyadh zez Marrekh yar Bhormadul, the founder of the Ghur Empire.

Thanks to its location in the Ghur heartland, isolated from any other major towns, the city has become an oasis for commerce; it has been nicknamed the "City of Gold". Of Itumghur, the Du'yani prince Wamgwu wrote: "I am yet to chose, among these sights, what would be the most beautiful and breathtaking: gazing up at the Ayarah from Itumghur, or looking down at Itumghur from the Ayarah".

Etymology
The name "Itumghur" means "High Ghur" in the Ghur language, from the Old Ghur Itaham, from the Proto-Saridic *Heītąmm. During the era the city was founded, only the southern area around the Ayarah mountain range and the Ghurid plains was considered to be "Ghur" territory, though Ghur hegemony did extend throughout a large part of the southeastern Meridion. The term refers to the high altitude at which Itumghur was built, nestled by the Volimyara River Valley between the Ayarah mountains.

The name also refers to the honorary position Aytahirr Nuyadh intended the city to have, as primordial among all other settlements in the nation. In many languages the name of the city has been translated to fit this definition. For example, in Citrang the city is referred to as Qá Gwùr (ཚཱ གཝུར), meaning "Great Ghur" or "Primary Ghur".

History
Before the unification of the Ghur Empire by Aytahirr Nuyadh yar Bhormadul, the Ghur tribes and noble clans all counted with different seats located in places relatively isolated from each other, which difficulted the dialogue between them and often led to conflict.