the South

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The South, known as Harad in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, is a vast, largely unexplored southern region inhabited by diverse peoples who often ally with Sauron against the lands of the West.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional region
geographical region in Middle-earth
alsoKnownAs Harad NERFINISHED
Haradwaith NERFINISHED
the South-lands NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
The Silmarillion
Unfinished Tales
borders Bay of Belfalas NERFINISHED
Sea of Belegaer NERFINISHED
contains Far Harad NERFINISHED
Harad Road NERFINISHED
Near Harad
Umbar NERFINISHED
createdBy J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED
cultureInfluencedBy Sauron NERFINISHED
describedAs largely unexplored
vast
engagesIn raids on Gondor
hasEthnicGroup Black Haradrim NERFINISHED
Brown-skinned Haradrim NERFINISHED
hasPortCity Umbar NERFINISHED
historicalEnemyOf Gondor NERFINISHED
inhabitedBy Haradrim NERFINISHED
Southrons NERFINISHED
varioustribalpeoples
inspiredBy real-world North African and Middle Eastern cultures (interpretation)
knownFor desertregions
jungles
mûmakil NERFINISHED
warOliphaunts
largelyUnmappedIn Tolkien’s published works NERFINISHED
locatedSouthOf Gondor NERFINISHED
Mordor NERFINISHED
mentionedIn The Return of the King NERFINISHED
The Two Towers NERFINISHED
militarySupportFor Mordor NERFINISHED
oftenOpposes Gondor NERFINISHED
Rohan NERFINISHED
the West NERFINISHED
partOf Middle-earth NERFINISHED
politicallyAlignedWith Sauron NERFINISHED
sendsForcesTo War of the Ring NERFINISHED
timePeriod Second Age NERFINISHED
Third Age NERFINISHED

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Harad alsoKnownAs the South