Sigiyan

Sigiyan (Ulakisonian: Сигиіан [sɪɣiˈjaːɴ]) is the capital and the most populous city of the namesake province in Ulakisonia. It has a population of 976,273 as of 2023, therefore making it the sixth most populous city in the whole country. Sigiyan is also one of the oldest cities in southern Ulakisonia, being founded way back in the 10th century.

Sigiyan was the sixth and final capital of British Ulakisonia, appointed in 1943 after being moved once again from Hiritılska. It eventually became the capital of the newly established Republic of Ulakisonia in 1948, but was badly ravaged by war. A new capital, Sheze, was built to replace the ailing capital of Sigiyan, with the replacement ultimately being finalized in 1962, even though Sigiyan was already being rebuilt at the time. Sigiyan eventually came under the rule of communist South Ulakisonia in 1964. Since then, heavy industrialization and, shockingly, western-style fashion and liberalism transformed the city. Sigiyan once again became the capital of Ulakisonia, although temporarily, during the US invasion of Ulakisonia in 1989, before being moved to Sheze again the following year.