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== Subregions == | == Subregions == | ||
[[File:Ingur Postcard 01.jpg|thumb|A postcard of [[Ingur]]]] | |||
=== Baviare Vale === | === Baviare Vale === | ||
{{main|Baviare Vale}} | {{main|Baviare Vale}} | ||
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 === | ||
{{main|Barerte Waste}} | {{main|Barerte Waste}} | ||
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. | 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 === | ||
{{main|Şire Bişit}} | {{main|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. | ||