Nikalidian

Location of Nikalidian

**Nikalidian** is a city located in Australia, on the eastern coast of the Cape York peninsula. It is one of the largest cities in Australia, and has served as an important city for centuries, still being important in Nicolidesland as its capital today. The city was originally founded some time around 52 BC or 51 BC as an Arab port on the east side of Cape Melville. Throughout history, it has been a major city for most of its existence, and has remained prominent to this day. Formerly known as Kayrinz\*, it was renamed to Nikalidian by the Terran Confederation. While some have wanted to change the name back to Kayrinz, it has been known as Nikalidian since. Even after the solar flare, the city continued to serve an important role under Euskadi, the CSA, and eventually Australia.

**(\*need a new name for "kayrinz")**

## History of Nikalidian

### Settlement and early history

The region of Nikalidian was inhabited long before Arabs arrived by Australian Aboriginals. The earliest Arab traders to reach the region arrived sometime after the first discovery of Australia by Amar, but the exact dates are not known. Some time after its discovery, the strategic importance of the bay was noticed. Early attempts to settle the bay ended in failure for unknown reasons, possibly due to drought or aggressive aboriginals. A settlement was finally established at the mouth of the Normanby River sometime after 55 BC. The date established by Terran researchers for its founding date is sometime in 52 BC or 51 BC.

Kayrinz slowly grew by attracting Arab merchants, as well as local Aboriginals who were converted to Islam. As its population grew, it slowly became one of the more important cities of the Cape York peninsula, even outgrowing Al'Ard Aldhahabia. Eventually, with the unification of the Arab settlements along the Cape York coast, it fell under the control of the new Sultanate of the Nicolides. Due to the vulnerability of al'Ard Aldhahabia, Kayrinz was chosen by Aalam as the new capital of the sultanate, since its location made it more easily defendable. Kayrinz had some of the greatest mosques of its time, thanks to the massive wealth of the sultanate.

### Post-Sultanate

With the collapse of the Nicolides, Kayrinz was left open for colonization. Despite this, it would take a few decades until it was eventually annexed by the Colonials, and was chosen as the capital of their colony in Australia. It was selected due to its location, as well as it being heavily connected with the rest of the Cape York peninsula. Upon the lands being sold to New Portugal, it once more served as a major Australian city. Kayrinz continued to flourish under New Portugal, although it experienced a minor decline as New Portugal itself began declining in power. With the eventual downfall of New Portugal, the city reached its lowest population yet.

Even though the city had been continuously inhabited since before becoming the sultanate's capital until the Terran Era, it was not known by then that it was the capital of the Nicolides. Eventually, with the translation of documents such as *A Chronicle of our Nicolides,* it was finally confirmed that Kayrinz was the capital of the Sultanate of the Nicolides. These documents revealed much about the history of Kayrinz, which had been mostly forgotten by then. The Terran government chose to rebuild Kayrinz as their new capital. Nicolidean relics across Australia were collected to bring back to the new city.

During complete reconstruction of many of its buildings, the Terran Confederation renamed it to Nikalidian. Nikalidian became a giant city under Terra, rivaling many other large cities across the world. With the formation of the Second Sultanate, Nikalidian continued to prosper, and once more became the heart of Nicolidean culture. However, the solar flare resulted in a major population drop, and the collapse of order in the region. The city remained mostly untouched afterwards up until Euskadi occupation of the peninsula, when minor repairs were done in the city. After the collapse of Euskadi, the city became part of the CSA for a few years, before becoming part of the Commonwealth of Australia.

### Era of Australia

23 HOURS UNTIL THE PISS DROPLETS HIT THE EARTH (unfinished lmao)