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== Subregions ==
== Subregions ==
[[File:Ingur Postcard 01.jpg|thumb|A postcard of [[Ingur]]]]
=== Baviare Vale ===
=== Baviare Vale ===
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The [[Baviare Vale]] is a highland basin between the [[Ilergierze Mountains]] to the west and the [[Așdilu Mountains]] to the east. It is the most populated part of Khamria and contains [[Lavierin]], the largest city. The Vale is divided into five areas:
The [[Baviare Vale]] is a highland basin between the [[Ilergierze Mountains]] to the west and the [[Așdilu Mountains]] to the east. It is the most populated part of Khamria and contains [[Lavierin]], the largest city. The Vale is divided into five geographic areas:
* [[Vale’s Edge]], a plateau along the foot of the Ilergierze Mountains
* [[Vale’s Edge]], a plateau along the foot of the Ilergierze Mountains
* the Northern Expanse, an uninhabited grassland in the north
* the [[Northern Expanse]], an uninhabited grassland in the north
* the [[Ingur Basin]], the low ground around [[Lake Ingur]]
* the [[Ingur Basin]], the low ground around [[Lake Ingur]]
* the [[Lurțilia]], a savanna in the south crossed by the [[Ingur River]]
* the [[Lurțilia]], a savanna in the south crossed by the [[Ingur River]]
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The main overland entrance to the Vale is the [[Tulclurius Pass]], at [[Lepigisţil]] in the southwest.
The main overland entrance to the Vale is the [[Tulclurius Pass]], at [[Lepigisţil]] in the southwest.
[[File:Barerte Waste Photo 01.jpg|thumb|Photo of the Barerte Waste]]


=== Barerte Waste ===
=== Barerte Waste ===
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The [[Barerte Waste]] is a desert basin between the [[Bogh Mountains]] to the northwest and the Ilergierze Mountains to the southeast. Most of it is dry and without surface water. The Saltmirror Basin, a salt flat, lies at its northern end. Lake Hek lies in the southwest, beside a dried lakebed, and a second lake lies in the north. <!-- REVIEW: northern lake unnamed; Lake Hek is a working name -->
The [[Barerte Waste]] is a desert basin between the [[Bogh Mountains]] to the northwest and the Ilergierze Mountains to the southeast. Most of it is dry and without surface water. The [[Saltmirror Basin]], a salt flat, lies at its northern end. [[Lake Hek]] lies in the southwest, beside a dried lakebed, and a second lake lies in the north.  
 
=== Şire Bişit ===
=== Şire Bişit ===
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== Coast ==
== Coast ==
[[File:Sire Bisit Photo 02.jpg|thumb|Photograph of Şire Bişit]]
Khamria has two stretches of coast on the Southern Ocean. In the south, the Mazissage Mountains descend directly into the sea. In the east, a narrow strip of coast lies beside the Domain of Yairan, south of Şire Bişit.
Khamria has two stretches of coast on the Southern Ocean. In the south, the Mazissage Mountains descend directly into the sea. In the east, a narrow strip of coast lies beside the Domain of Yairan, south of Şire Bişit.