Have the devs ever said where Ala Mhigo is analogous to?

Manchester

• Scottish music (bagpipes)

• Hollywood stereotype of Scotts wearing facepaint

• Geography is Turkey (mountainous desert)

• Feudal European government structure (pre-Republic)

• Mix of Moorish and Islamic architecture

• Uses scimitars (Middle-Eastern sword)

Seems like it's mainly a mashup of Scotland and Turkey.