Regions
This is a list of geographic regions.
| Ania Plateau | Ania Plateau The Ania Plateau [AH-nee-uh, 'ɑːniə] is an upland plateau in the southwest of Narette, in the Anrel Isles. The land is fertile and well-drained, home to the majority of Narette's population and agriculture. The easiest route up to the Plateau is via Binid in the south, where the escarpment is much lower, and a succession of low slopes make vehicle traffic much easier to traverse. |
| Anrel Isles | Anrel Isles Anrel [ANN-rel], or the Anrel Isles, is the most northerly island group in the Natorn Archipelago. It consists of three major islands and numerous smaller ones. The largest, colloquially if infrequently called Mainland, is divided between the kingdoms of Trésard and Narette. The island |
| Anásthias | Anásthias Anásthias [a-NAS-thee-ass / ænæsθiːæs], or [an-ass-THEE-as] is an equatorial island continent, heart of the Civilised World. The north straddles the equator and is hot and humid, while most of the equatorial centre is an upland plateau with fertile river valleys, and stretches of arid plains and desert in the shadow of the mountains. The south is temperate but more wild, separated from the civilisations of the north by the almost impassable Harthera |
| Broken Lands | Broken Lands The Broken Lands is a fractured region of sharp fissures, clefts and gullies, which forms a natural boundary between Harthera and Otekahré. Otekahré Hover mouse to see more detail This is in a series of articles about the region of Otekahré in eastern Anásthias. The region is an active fault line, where earthquakes have created sharp rifts in the rock, further excavated and eroded by winds and flash flooding. With little soil and little surface water, the Broken Lands are un… |
| Civilised World | Civilised World The Civilised World refers to the known regions of human civilisation, notably the continent of Anásthias, the Natorn Archipelago and surrounding islands. Gastrinimer's 3rd century BME Map of the World, showing Anásthias and the Natorn Isles. Note: old maps place north to the right.AnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthias |
| Deltirot | Deltirot Deltirot (also arch. Deltiriot) is one of the six self-governing regions of modern Ororr, occupying the southeastern corner of the country. It is bounded by mountains on three sides: the Dun Trisan to the east, the Dun Jaen to the south, and the Vildon Mountains to the west. To the north are the Riverlands of Seqal, the Ororr |
| Deltirot (Category) | Deltirot (Category) Articles related to the Autonomous Region of Deltirot, one of the six autonomous regions of Ororr. Ororr This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororr. Hover to magnify | Go to world map * Name: Holy Motherland of Ororr * Government: |
| Derailad | Derailad Derailad is the southwestern region of the island of Besoa, now part of the United Kingdom of Besoa. During the Hartheran Occupation of Besoa it was called Direlvarr. Besoa This is in a series of articles about Besoa, a major island in the Natorn Archipelago. In ancient times it was the independent |
| Deshee Point | Deshee Point Deshee Point, also called Cape Deshee, Dusjee or Veedormim Head, is a peninsula in Veedormim, the most westerly point of Anásthias. As such it marks the southern boundary of the Umber Sea, and marks the divide between the Vesmien Ocean and the Great Urash Ocean. Geography The headland has a mild subtropical climate, wetter on the west coast and more sheltered to the east. It is covered with |
| Dunasanin | Dunasanin Dunasanin [doo-nah-SAH-neen] is one of the six autonomous regions of Ororr. It is the central and most heavily populated region. Geographically it encompasses the enormous drainage basin of the River Wiyel, from the deserts of Sekalkot in the south, the Siltorn Hills in the west, down to the sea at OrorrOrorr |
| Dunasanin (Category) | Dunasanin (Category) Articles related to the Autonomous Region of Dunasanin, the most populous of the six regions of Ororr. Ororr This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororr. Hover to magnify | Go to world map * Name: Holy Motherland of Ororr * Government: Theocratic Republic |
| Edge Lands | Edge Lands The Edge Lands are the mytho-geographic lands, said to lie beyond the four oceans surrounding the Civilised World. They were named by the ancient Miyarrain. Zahkdarret lies to the west of Anásthias, and Retzayk to the east. The cold north is called the Icerealm, the south being the Icehorns. These names are used in official maps and academic works, but little used in everyday speech. |
| Gaskanin | Gaskanin Gaskanin is one of the six regions of Ororr, occupying the northeastern part of the country. Ororr This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororr. Hover to magnify | Go to world map * Name: Holy Motherland of Ororr * Government: Theocratic Republic |
| Gaskanin (Category) | Gaskanin (Category) Articles related to the Autonomous Region of Gaskanin in northeastern Ororr. topics regions ororr |
| Gildon | Gildon Gildon [GIL-don] is one of the six autonomous regions of Ororr encompassing the southwest of the country. Its capital is the fortified city of Agann, roughly 500 km from the modern border with Hesjbagaaia. Historically the region was called Vildon. Ororr This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of OrorrOrorrviridviridBME |
| Gildon (Category) | Gildon (Category) Topics related to the Gildon Autonomous Region of southwestern Ororr. Ororr This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororr. Hover to magnify | Go to world map * Name: Holy Motherland of Ororr * Government: Theocratic Republic * Capital: Torroramai * Foundation: 52 |
| Hirèrk | Hirèrk Hirèrk [hee-R-ERR-k hi'røk] is the northernmost region of Kahtoyn. Its foremost city is Marr Sirque, the principle trade port of Kahtoyn and gateway to the region. The province is known internationally for the Hirèrk Moonscale, the famous calendar of Miyarris, which was used and misused by scholars for millennia after. |
| Imperial Provinces (Dor-en-Sann) | Imperial Provinces (Dor-en-Sann) In the old Empire of Dor-en-Sann, the Imperial Provinces were territories directly administered by the central imperial government, as opposed to rule by satraps, client kings, or other autonomous local government. Empire of Dor-en-Sann This is in a series of articles about the historic multi-ethnic state, the |
| Mangasor | Mangasor Mangasor, [mang-GAS-orr, maŋga'sɔ̝ːɾ)] (arch. Mangasuor) also called the Mangasor Desert, is a Special Autonomous Region in central Ororr. It is a mainly arid region with no permanent surface water, a landscape of rocky plains, dusty dunes and dry lake beds. At the heart of the desert is the holy site of viridgreenTherist |
| Mangasor (Category) | Mangasor (Category) Articles about the Special Administration Region of Ororr, a region of the nation of Ororr. Ororr This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororr. Hover to magnify | Go to world map * Name: Holy Motherland of Ororr * Government: Theocratic Republic |
| Manthi-lien | Manthi-lien The Manthi-lien is an area of southern Munatan once inhabited exclusively by Manthi-ethnic peoples. Traditionally the Manthi-lien was the area of plains stretching from the hills of Chosilha in the west, through what is now southern Hesjbagaaia, Danagunda, Kasepan and Teijhu. During the |
| Maresh Hills | Maresh Hills The Maresh Hills are an upland region on the western edge of the Mangasor Basin in central Ororr, most famous for being the site of the holy shrine of Foratuna. Geologically the hills are a karst escarpment of sedimentary and igneous rock, pocked with caves. Any rainfall immediately sinks through the porous rock, making the hills dry and almost devoid of vegetation other than hardy |
| Moritarr | Moritarr Moritarr is one of the six autonomous regions of Ororr, in the northwest of the country. It is sometimes referred to as Old Ororr since the conquests of the Great Prophet's Mother Army began in this region, though strictly this was limited to the provinces of Narlorn and Vosharn. Ororr This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororrviridviridgreen |
| Moritarr (Category) | Moritarr (Category) Articles related to Moritarr, the autonomous region of northwestern Ororr. Ororr This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororr. Hover to magnify | Go to world map * Name: Holy Motherland of Ororr * Government: Theocratic Republic * Capital |
| Munatan | Munatan Munatan [Moo-Nah-Tahn] is the southernmost region of Anásthias, south of the Dun Trisan mountains. The name possibly derives from a ancient Thalsic, meaning “Land of One Sun”, since the daystar is not visible in the southern hemisphere. Or it may be a reference to the Manthi people who were once the majority population of western Munatan. The term is an OrorrOrorrOrorrHartheraHartheraOrorrOrorrOrorrHartheraHarthera |
| Natorn Archipelago | Natorn Archipelago The Natorn Archipelago, or the Natorn Isles [nah-TORN], is a chain of islands in the Natorn Sea. The islands are oceanic ridge running from the northeastern tip of Anásthias to the Anrel Isles. The ridge is an active geological fault, many of the islands being volcanic.Anásthias |
| New Harlon | New Harlon New Harlon is a peninsula in the continent of Retzayk, discovered by the Hartheran Navy in 1112 ME. It lies 1000 km east of the Eastern Isles. An expedition attempted to establish a colony here, since the region is relatively free of virid jungle. However the soils proved thin and dry with no rivers or fresh water, so the colony encampment was abandoned. |
| New Hartrah | New Hartrah New Hartrah is a territory of the eastern continent of Retzayk, claimed as a colonial possession of the Hartheran Union. It is the first successful settlement on the continent in modern history. It was discovered in 1112 ME, with virid jungle being cleared in 1116 in the hopes of creating large Hartheraviridviridvirid |
| Otekahré | Otekahré Otekahré [oh-tek-AH-ray] (also called Anarthis in Harthera), is the southeastern region of Anásthias, lying south of Harthera and east of the Dun Jaen mountains. The region has no central governments, but the cities and polities are joined in a loose cultural and economic league, called HartheraHartheraOrorr |
| Perudd (subcategory) | Perudd (subcategory) Articles related to the Hartheran region of Perudd. harthera regions topics |
| Region Categories | Region Categories A list of supranational region categories: topics regions |
| Sereou | Sereou Sereou is the drier, more temperate southern region of Otekahré. Otekahré Hover mouse to see more detail This is in a series of articles about the region of Otekahré in eastern Anásthias. otekahre regions |
| Taur-Dji-Oum | Taur-Dji-Oum Taur-Dji-Oum [Tower-shjee-ohm], known as Torthien in much of the Civilised World, also called the Vale of Tortanis in Ororr, is an upland area of southeastern Anásthias. It is a politically complex and unstable region, consisting of twenty-three major ethnic nations, territorially sub-divided into smaller kingdoms, chiefdoms, fiefdoms and clan holdings, with a shifting pattern of allegiances and alliances. |
| Thalse | Thalse Thalse is a land mentioned in several mythological accounts, said to have existed in northeastern Anásthias during the Emerald and Jade Epochs. Thalse was the original homeland of the Thalsic peoples, the ancestors of most of the population of modern Anásthias. Thalse is mentioned in the Helevosien, the mythic history of the world written in the Anásthias |
| The Obverse | The Obverse The Obverse is the opposite side of the globe to the Civilised World. It is largely unknown to the peoples of the Civilised World, and consequently subject to folklore, myth and speculative theories. The most prominent of these is the Duospherical theory. It proposes that the Obverse is the physical inverse of the Civilised WorldCivilised Worldvirid |
| The Occident | The Occident The Occident is the area of the continent of Anásthias west of the Dun Jaen mountains. Historically this meant the old Empire of Dor-en-Sann, as well as the many other nations west of the mountains before the founding of modern Ororr. Contemporary Ensanni writers occasionally used the term to refer to the relatively wild and less inhabited west coast of AnásthiasOrorrOrorr |
| Trenya | Trenya Trenya is a peninsula in southwestern Trésard, often synonymous with the adminstrative distict of Trenyard. tresard Trenya has a mild climate and fertile loamy soils making it one of the most productive and wealthy regions of the Anrel Isles. The Margrave of Trenya is traditionally one of the most powerful in the kingdom. |
Supranational region subcategories
tag/regions.txt · Last modified: 2023/05/31 10:54 by Robert How · []