Myanikwe

The chief port of Mafosaland outside of Kealings City is Myanikwe, situated where the Sobola River meets the coast. Since its founding seven hundred years ago, Myanikwe has been home to Kasparis, Sibuari, Turlonans, and Hallanders. Not surprisingly, all four cultures have left their mark on the city culturally and architecturally. The coastal portion of the town still retains much of its ancient charm. Known as the Old Town, it is a maze of narrow streets and traditional Sibuari-style houses of thatched roofs, mud brick walls, and ornately carved wooden doors and balconies. Fretwork and lattices on the windows reflect the Karaslaa need for a woman's privacy. Recent additions have been Tashakda-style housing and shop fronts, and colonial architecture with broad, shady verandas, and glazed and shuttered windows.
In 1487 Myanikwe became a Hallandic Protectorate and the center of administration for Mafosaland until 1505, when control of the colony was moved to Kealings City. By the 1520's the town had grown into a large international port visited by thousands of seafarers from all over the world.
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