Shamar/Meta

Shamar is a town stage appearing in alongside the action stage Arid Sands. In it was placed in a region called Midesta.

Shamar
Shamar is inspired by Arabian towns and Islamic culture. Its name during development was "Petra," a town in Jordan known for its proximity to ancient archaeological sites.

The people of Shamar recognise an annual festival known as Hallowmoon during which they honour the moon and the nighttime's role in bringing about the sun during the daytime, implying they practice some kind of sun-worshiping atypical of Islam.

Midesta
As with other regions in Archie Comics' adaptation of Sonic Unleashed, Midesta is named after a region in the real-world, the Middle East. As Miasmapedia operates under the assumption that the Earth in the Sonic franchise is as close as possible to the real-world Earth, Midesta has been reinterpreted as the name of a fictional country with a name origin rooted in real linguistics.