Makhatganda

The Makhatganda is a state located in Oksandanderi within the central Highlands, at the upper reaches of the Yarla river. The people of this region are called Makhat. Their culture is a mix between that of the Highlands and the Lowlands, creating a unique blend of cultures among the people of Oksandanderi.

Geography
The central Highlands, as the name suggests, are a mountains land. The centre of the Makhatganda are the plains around Vánarv, the capital of the Makhatganda. The plains are have a rich soil, which gave rise to a booming agriculture. It is located on the upper reaches of the Yarla, which's current created these plains aeons ago. Therefore the plains around Vánarv are essentially an extension of the Yarlish Midlands. The southeastern most part of the Makhatganda is already a part of the Midlands. The plains around the city of Pakkan, at the confluence of the Yarla and Vighe rivers, is another important agricultural region of the Makhatganda, but not part of the Highlands anymore. In most other parts of the Makhatganda, plains suitable for large fields are rare. Agriculture in the rest of the region is confined to narrow mountainous valleys instead. People there traditionally practice terracing agriculture and have planted their gardens alongside the steep mountain slopes. Large parts of the Makhatganda are also covered in forests and thus unsuitable for agriculture as a whole. Lastly there are also Highland plains, where the harsh barren landscape makes agriculture impossible live pastoralist nomads. These people base their lifestyle on herding the Mabur.

Culture
The people of the Makhatganda are called Makhat. The Makhat culture is a mix out of elements of the Lowlands and the Highland, as is the ethnic background of the Makhat.



Religion
Religion in Oksandanderi