Jaþmanda river

The Jaþmanda river is a river in Covtle, travelling north from headwaters in the Cientla mountains through Mangátle and Mjarec to join the Ecvri river shortly downriver of Glisng. The river is famous for its depictions in art, and is considered a symbol of the city of Mangátle.

Course of the river

Headwaters to Mangátle

The headwaters of the Jaþmanda river are located partway up Nuliþ mountain south of Mangátle. The river winds fairly gently down the mountain. It passes the ruins of the old Lahegar ad Mangátle south of the city, before flowing through Mangátle just slightly east of the city centre.

Mangátle

The Jaþmanda river flows through the city of Mangátle slightly east of the city centre. This part of the river is famous for its riverside promenade, and the calm and clean waters are considered one of the only safe places for recreational river swimming in Covtle. A short section in the middle has a few restaurant patios, however, the majority of the riverside in Mangátle is a promenade with no restaurant patios. The promenade is considered a classic romantic outing in Mangátle.

Mangátle to Mjarec

The river becomes more muddy north of Mangátle. It winds slightly through agricultural fields, with occasional pockets of forests. Slightly before Mjarec, it passes the ruins of Do labiðtor, two adcovtle watchtowers from the Quərfi wars.

Mjarec to the Ecvri

Mjarec is situated directly on the west bank of the river. As the river winds northwards from Mjarec, it becomes increasingly dirty due to agricultural runoff. By the time that the river joins the Ecvri river just east of Glisng, it is very dirty, and bears little resemblance to the clean water of the Jaþmanda in Mangátle.

The Jaþmanda in art

The Jaþmanda river has been featured in a number of pieces of art, as a symbol of Mangátle, and due to its associations with romance and swimming. The classic and controversial painting Lawastla ajéc Jaþmanda shows two girlfriends by the Jaþmanda. More recently, artists such as Jetla Acleð have used the Jaþmanda in symbolism, such as Jetla's Jaþmanda ga lazitelvlai, which shows the river on an empty moonlit night.

Swimming in the Jaþmanda

The Jaþmanda is notable for being one of the only major rivers in Covtle that is safe to swim in, in the section within Mangátle and upriver. Many people in Mangátle swim in the river, and it is traditional but not obligatory for out-of-town students at Latordo ad Mangátle to swim in the river during their first year. Due to the warm weather in Mangátle, the river has not frozen over in centuries, and swimming continues to be a tradition in the comparatively mild winters.