Midesta/Miasma

Midesta, officially Solaris' Kingdom of Midesta, is a small country in Western Asia, bordered by Jordan to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south.

Known for having some of the oldest archaeological sites on the Earth, Midesta is the birthplace of Solarisism and the hub of Sol-worship in the Arab world.

Etymology
The Mide Arabic suffix -sta, meaning "land of" or "country," is believed to derive from the Persian suffix -stân with the same meaning. For this reason Midesta is called Midestan in some languages.

History
Since ancient times Midesta has been home to the Mide people, an ethnic group native to the Eastern Mediterranean. In prehistoric times it became the site of the crashed Babylon Garden and subsequently the home of the first Babylonians living on Earth.

Human and Babylonian collaboration in Midesta led to the birth of Solarisism, which spread throughout the Arab world. and over time undwerwent syncretism with various other religions of the region. Shamar became a hub of trade and religious learning, with the nearby temple acting as the center of Solaris worship.

In the 7th century AD Midesta became part of the Rashidun Caliphate along with the rest of the Transjordan region, and the Shamar Temple was converted to a mosque, during which time it gained the Shahada inscriptions on its walls which remain there to this day. In the 16th century it came under Ottoman control, but later became part of the Emirate of Transjordan after the Arab Revolt of 1916.

In 1946 the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan gained independence, with the Mide remaining a Solaris-worshipping minority concentrated in the Rimalqahila region. The Mide independence movement started to gain traction in the 1990s, but Midesta was not granted independence as a state until the aftermath of the 2011 Arab Spring.

During the Shattered World Crisis Midesta became the base of a legion of the Egg Army. The Shamar Temple was later used in the restoration of the Earth.

Geography
Midesta is mostly covered by the desert known as Rimalgahila (literally "Arid Sands" in Arabic).

Flag
The first version of the flag of Midesta arose as a flag for the Mide people and the Mide independence movement in the 1990s, and was simply the flag of Jordan with its seven-pointed star replaced with the twelve-pointed sun icon, a symbol of Solarisists and the Mide people since ancient times. The second green stripe was added shortly after Midesta declared independence in order to further solidify its unique identity.