Doucusamael

Doucusamael (DOU-COO-SAH-MAEL) is a port city in Dersialdara at the mouth of the Doucusa River, from which it gets its name. The city was originally founded as a Haraklina settlement under the name Phachala in 404 BNE. Phachala was sacked and depopulated by the first Noulaenic Empire in 485 NE and resettled under the name Doucusamael. Doucusamael was an important and strategic port city during the first empire. It was captured by Imaric raiders during the Crisis of the 8th Century in 766 NE, and ruled as an independent Imaric kingdom until its capture by the Kingdom of Dersialdara in 822. It continued to operate as an important port during the inter-imperial era and second imperial era, acting as the transfer point between cargo traveling down the Doucusa River by barge and ocean-going vessels. Reduced trade along the river and competition from Sadufalis in Falea have limited Doucusamael's productivity in modern times but the city remains an important port and the world's leading exporter of preserved meat products. The modern population is 452,000.