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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the South canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional region
geographical region in Middle-earth
alsoKnownAs Harad
Haradwaith
the South-lands
appearsIn The Lord of the Rings
The Silmarillion
Unfinished Tales
borders Bay of Belfalas
Sea of Belegaer
contains Far Harad
linked to: Harad

Harad Road
Near Harad
Umbar
createdBy J. R. R. Tolkien
cultureInfluencedBy Sauron
describedAs largely unexplored
vast
engagesIn raids on Gondor
hasEthnicGroup Black Haradrim
linked to: Haradrim

Brown-skinned Haradrim
linked to: Haradrim
hasPortCity Umbar
historicalEnemyOf Gondor
inhabitedBy Haradrim
Southrons
linked to: Easterlings

varioustribalpeoples
inspiredBy real-world North African and Middle Eastern cultures (interpretation)
knownFor desertregions
jungles
mûmakil
linked to: Mûmakil

warOliphaunts
largelyUnmappedIn Tolkien’s published works
locatedSouthOf Gondor
Mordor
mentionedIn The Return of the King
The Two Towers
militarySupportFor Mordor
oftenOpposes Gondor
Rohan
the West
partOf Middle-earth
politicallyAlignedWith Sauron
sendsForcesTo War of the Ring
timePeriod Second Age
Third Age

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Harad alsoKnownAs the South