Gemata

Gemata is a large and important city of the Kirdan Empire, situated in southeastern Phoacia on the shore of the Sea of Tyrus, roughly two hundred miles down the coast from the mouth of the Celidon. It is the most southerly major city of the empire, and its mild climate and pleasant environs have led to it becoming the "winter capital" or "southern capital" of the Tash-Teshivan. In many years, the whole imperial court will decamp from Baribur in mid-autumn and relocate to Gemata until the springtime. 
The affairs of state are less pressing during the winter, when communications across the vast empire are more difficult and its armies are likely sitting in winter quarters rather than out on campaign, so the court's time in Gemata is usually characterized by feasting, hunting, elaborate games, and other such diversions. Especially extravagant and prolonged celebrations are often held around the major early-winter festival season (the Festival of Golden Figs, the Thrygonu-Partha, XXXXXX 13/13 holiday, etc.) and then around the solstice festivals.
As befits the part-time capital of the world's largest empire, Gemata has been endowed with massive and beautiful public works. Its main tessaraon is particularly impressive, being situated on a huge rocky prominence looming above the port quarter and overlooking the whole rest of the city, which was previously the site of Gemata's main citadel. This great edifice and the temples upon it were built at the order of the Tash-Teshivan Bazurai the Clement, the successor of Marotai II who had banned the old Suagir cults and ordered the whole Kirdan Empire's conversion to Utara-Vaati. Bazurai was eager to reinforce his father's decree and to signal to all the other Vanir-Vaati lands of Orithea that his empire had genuinely embraced the worship of humanity's true gods. Gemata, being a major port on the Sarpic Seas trade routes as well as the residence of the imperial court for roughly half the year, was an ideal place for him to put this fact on display. Sailors, merchants, and travelers from all over the world could be overawed by the splendid new temples rising above the harbor, and carry word from Taijuria to Amran that the great empire of Kirdai now truly worshiped the sons of Thaedon, glorifying them even in the throne-city of the emperor.
Concurrent with the demolition of the old citadel to make way for this great tessaraon, Bazurai also ordered a major expansion of the city walls, the raising of a new main citadel on the somewhat lower promontory opposite the harbor, three smaller (but still formidable) outlying citadels spaced along the new walls, and an enlargement of the seawalls and fortified lighthouse defending the harbor mouth. The walls and bastions of the huge imperial palace complex itself also form a considerable part of the city's defenses. The result is that Gemata is one of the best-fortified cities in the Kirdan Empire.