96 West

96 West (Tilennan: 80 'kèsae' Gosha) is a term used to refer to the Urban Axis of Tilenno. It originated from the fact that a lot of major Tilennan cities lie between the longtitude paralels of 96 and 97 degrees west. The term is to mainly used to refer to the urban areas of Atriva, West Gantes and the capital region of Hireno. Mesera is also often included. It is also commonly used in cities that are close but not within the actual 96 West area, for example Umia and Laude. More than a third of the Tilennan population lives within the large urban areas of 96 West. In total more than half of the population is located within the area. The three largest cities of Tilenno: Glikaero, Hireno and Ytriva form the major axis of this region. Martones, Ennia and Làgora are the largest cities not included within 96 West.

History
The term was first coined by Limero Terese, a Tilennan politician, in 1912 to refer to the Tilennan heartland, in particular the cities of Glikaero, Hireno, Ashae and Ytriva, the four largest Tilennan speaking cities. This was mainly to distinguish and separate the Tilennan speaking urban areas from the rest of rural and Vallisan Tilenno. The term quickly gained popularity among the residents of the area which was referred to. The term was however controversial in the Tilennan speaking cities outside of 96 West as they felt they were arbitrarily being alienated. Some small protests against the term were even held in cities like Derenges, Limona and Sevada, the movement however never gained enough traction to stop the popularisation of the term. During the 60's, 96 West really became cemented in Tilennan culture, with it being comonly referred to by newspapers and magazines and even in books and politics. It was also this period that saw the origin of the popular Tilennan fashion brand 96 West.

Usage
The term is used as a synonym for the Tilennan Urban Axis that runs along the major cities of Hireno, Glikaero and Ytriva. This region is traditionally seen as the center of Tilenno and distinguishes itself from the Vallisian speaking parts of the west and north and the rural areas of the east. It is used in a similar way to the terms capital and province in other nations.

In other parts of Tilenno the term 96 Westener is often used as a derogatory term for the stuck up urban people. In the Vallisian speaking parts, un 'nonante-six' has become a synonym for entitled city folk and hipsters.

As a graphic representation the 96 West area is often simplified down to a line and used to teach children the major urban ares of Tilenno. Because of this it is very common to say that you are going down to Ashae when leaving from Ytriva, but up to Ashae when starting from Hireno.

The term is also seen in public transport with the 96 West Express, a high speed rail connection between the major cities of the urban axis. The train line runs between Mesèra and Rezjores and stops in Glikaero, Tèsae, Hireno, Raeko, Ashae, Ytriva and Teruko Kítrae. The total duration from end to end is 3 hours and 42 minutes. Travelling on the axis is the fastest way of transportation within Tilenno.

Cities within 96 West
All cities with a population of over 200 000 that fully lie between 96 and 97 degrees west:

Atriva:
 * Fourae-Kítrae, Istuva
 * Glikaero, Glikaero
 * Tèsae, Tèsares

Hireno:
 * Hireno

Gantes:
 * Raeko, Kertae
 * Pezjo, Ashae
 * Ashae, Ashae
 * Ytriva, Ytrivae
 * Teruko Kítrae, Ytrivae

Kàtouro:
 * Dae, Mesères

Border cities
All cities with a population of over 200 000 that lie on either the 96 and 97 degrees west paralels:

Atriva:
 * Peisae, Istuva
 * Chives, Chives
 * Tèsae, Tèsares

Gantes:
 * Bores, Sirenes
 * Kerta, Kertae

Kàtouro:
 * Mesèra, Mesères
 * Place-de-la-Reine, Caravino (not commonly included in 96 West)

Cities near 96 West
All cities with a population of over 200 000 that lie close to the 96 and 97 degrees west paralels and are often included within 96 West:

Atriva:
 * Usae, Chives
 * Reizjores, Glikaero
 * Èfèta, Fares Atrivo

Gantes:
 * Laude, Laudes
 * Kaeriso, Tilae Kos
 * Umia, Umia
 * Louges, Lougera
 * Lausares, Ytrivae

95 West
95 West refers to the minor axis of Umia and Laude, it was created as a reaction to 96 West, but is just mostly seen as the extension of the region. The 96 West DLC if you will.

Íchá
The Íchá, literally translated to extra (regions), is the opposite term to 96 West. It is basically all the rest of Tilenno. Tilenno is a big nation area wise, but since more than half of its population is concentrated in this small area, the rest is fairly sparsely populated except from some urban areas in South Atriva and Làmosa. It is often joked that 96 West is the real Tilenno and the rest is just decoration or are just extras to make it look better.

Tilenno Proper
Tilenno Proper is closely related to 96 West but refers to a larger area. It has about the same boundaries as in the historic period of Split Tilenno. In the most narrow sense it refers to the Tilennan speaking regions except the desert of Kaesami. However mostly the entrity of Làmosa and some regions of Kàtouro are also included.

The lost land
The lost land refers to the states of Sirenes, Tilae Perteso and some regions of Pàvona and Atriva. It was once a fairly populated area, but since it became to battlefield for the Osorra-Tilenno War may residents fled the area. War damages were high, especially in the nuked city of Bores, and willingness to pay low. This hampered the rebuilding of the south and to this day the region is empty and poor compared to the rest of the surrounding regions.

The vast nothingness
In the most narrow sense the vast nothingness refers to the Kaesami Desert, but most people extend this to Kàtouro and Zesha as well, expect for the area around Ennia and the Cairan Coast, which was the main place of settlement of the Vallisian colonies. This is because basically no one lives there at a estimated 5% of the population for more than 60% of the area.

In popular culture
References to 96 West are commonplace in Tilennan media. But also in international media the term has sometimes popped up. Some examples are the New Valentinan crime series 'CSI Saint Danyela' in which a Tilennan suspect was offended when they thought he was from on of the cities of 96 West and the Koryeoese romantic drama, Lost in Tilenno, were a couple gets separated on the 96 West Express.

In 1960's the now famous fashion brand 96 West (96 Ouest) adopted the Vallisian term as its brandname. To this day the brand remains a popular streetwear fashion brand and has an international appeal especially among the youth.

In 2004 the Tilennan band Oria released their popular album 80 Lurana, which is the Tilennan name for 96 West.