Jemal-Alabar

A major city and regional capital of Zarbatra.
Allegiance: Cimmerelle Zarbatra
Region: Parilvatra
Ruler: Prince Shashram Cimmerelle
Population: 61,000 (Jemal: 45,000, Alabar: 16,000) + plus thousands of nomads in tents, temporarily swollen due to refugees.
Jemal-Alabar is a semicircular metropolis surrounding one end of a mountainous ridge that is the edge of a large range of mountains that cuts deep into the heart of Zarbatra.
Jemal-Alabar is in reality two separate cities on two sides of the Cherital River. Jemal is to the north, and Alabar to the south. Alabar is the more politically and socially prominent of the two, but is constrained in size by geography and is smaller than Jemal.
The channel of the Cherital River is only about 100 feet wide as it winds through Jemal-Alabar. It is fed from the mountains to the northeast. From late summer to late winter the river is a spare trickle and the channel a muddy trench. At times it is possible to cross over without even getting your feet wet, stepping from one stone or piece of debris to another. In the spring time as the snow melts, the river becomes a raging torrent that even taking a boat across is a hazardous undertaking. There are several cascades on the river as it flows through town. Each bridge is built upstream from each of these. A canal has been dug through the southern side of Alabar with several locks on it.
Three bridges cross the river. Only the southwestern bridge has any accommodations for boat traffic.
The centerpiece of the city is the mighty Alabar Fortress, perched at the high point of the city to the south, at the northern terminus of a ridge.
As Jemal-Alabar is the capital of the Cimmerelle family that sold out Zarbatra to Phemriss, it wasn't damaged in the Zarbatra-Phemriss War. The city is swollen from refugees who don't wish to return to their Phemriss occupied homes.
LOCATIONS-JEMAL
The Walls of Jemal: A 40 foot tall wall that surrounds Jemal, studded with watch towers.
Jemal Bazaar: The Jemal Bazaar is a large marketplace along the center of the city.
LOCATIONS-ALABAR
Alabar Fortress
Grand Temple of Rashama and Mithora: A large temple of the Phemriss Rashamism faith being built as a condition of the Cimmerelle agreement with Phemriss.
Temple of the Azure Sky: A large Shau temple along the western cliff wall. A huge statue of the philosopher Huantauo is carved into the cliff face.