Osiligi

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Osiligi (formely known as Naujasis Vilnius) is the capital of Maasai.

Naujasis Vilnius was estabilished in 1933 as the new capital of Lithuania's Masaja colony (since 1934 named Naujojo Vilniaus apskritis after the city). The establishemnt of the city near the Pakštas gulf was part of the plan to open up the interior for development. Great Southern Railway was under construction in years 1932-1937 and it eventually connected Naujasis Vilnius to Naujasis Kaunas on the coast of the Indian Ocean, crossing the fertile highlands. The census of 1938 shown that the city had 70,000 inhabittants. It absorbed tens of thosands of new immigrants during the Thunderstorm War and was damaged in bombings. In 1940-1942 Naujasis Vilnius was the capital of Pakštuva. After the state of Maasai in 1942, the city was renamed to Osiligi, meaning "hope" in Maa language. During the post-war times the size of the city increased, however now it is severely threatened by AIDS, as well as high unemployment.

The central waterfront of the city is sometimes unofficially called the Vilnius district. It was the first district to be built and was modelled after downtown Vilnius. Also, some buildings were built in the Smetonic style. Large parts of these districts were destroyed however in war or afterwards.

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