| abstract | - Ghacrow is the largest city in Darnussia, and the capital of the State of Alkavon. During the Second Darnussian Civil War, after the heavy fighting, Ghacrow was completely gutted and destroyed, with virtually the entire population becoming displaced as a result. It was completely rebuilt, and is once again the largest city in Darnussia. Ghacrow contains large amounts of displaced peoples from Merenburg. The rebuilt Ghacrow is now centered eleven miles from the original downtown in the former exurb of Grinsbur has effectively replaced Ghacrow, officially becoming capital of Alkavon in 2637, replacing Wrochlow (where the civil government had retreated during the war). Grinsbur had mostly burnt to the ground during the war, but the rubble of old Ghacrow had permanently shifted the flow of the Crow River nearby, and Grinsbur's ashes were easier to clean than the concrete and steel of Grachow's demise. Most people today refer to the former city as "Ancient Ghacrow" or "Old Ghacrow" Grinsbur's surviving Provincial College became the heart of the University at Alkavon, which was now located near the center of town, rather than at the outskirts. The Imperial University was the only portion of New Ghacrow which received funding from the Union Republic or Imperial governments - the rest of the money to rebuild the city was raised by the Alkavon state government and private investment. Greater Ghacrow occupies approximately 45% of the land area of Old Greater Ghacrow did, with about 33% of new Ghacrow's city and suburbs covering areas that were part of Old Greater Ghacrow before the War. Despite the significantly smaller land footprint, Greater Ghacrow has a significantly greater density, due to larger and more numerous skyscrapers, and the lack of a historical district. It has high numbers of working class living in cheaply-built high-rise apartments.
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