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Cities, Towns and Villages

Aldburg
Almaida
Alqualondë
Andúnië
Annúminas
Archet
Armenelos
Avallónë
Belegost
Black Chasm
Black Pit
Bree
Breredon
Brithombar
Brockenbores
Brockenborings
Bucklebury
Budgeford
Bywater
Calembel
Caras Galadhon
Citadel of Gondor
Citadel of the Stars
City of Gondor
City of the Corsairs
City of the Kings
City of the Men of Gondor
City of the Trees
Combe
Courts
Crickhollow
Dale
Dead City
Deadmen's Dike
Deephallow
Dwaling
Dwarrowdelf
East Osgiliath
Edhellond
Edoras
Eglarest
Eldalondë
Elven-halls
Elvenking's Halls
Ephel Brandir
Erebor
Esgaroth
Ethring
Forlond
Fornost
Framsburg
Frogmorton
Gabilgathol
Galabas
Gamwich
Goblin-town
Gondolin
Great Haven
Great Middle Haven
Green
Greenholm
Grey Havens
Grimslade
Hadhodrond
Hardbottle
Harlond in Gondor
Harlond in Lindon
Haven of the Swans
Haven of Umbar
Havens of Círdan
Havens of Sirion
Havens of the Falas
Havens of the Ships
Havens of the Shipwrights
Haysend
Hells of Iron
Hidden City
Hidden Rock
Hobbiton
Hollowbold
Khazad-dûm
Kingdom under the Mountain
Kings' Norbury
Lake-town
Linhir
Little Delving
Lond Daer
Lond Daer Enedh
Long Cleeve
Longbottom
Mansion of the Khazâd
Menegroth
Michel Delving
Mickleburg
Minas Anor
Minas Ithil
Minas Morgul
Minas Tirith, Beleriand
Minas Tirith, Gondor
Mithlond
Moontower
Moria
Mundburg
Nargothrond
Needlehole
New Haven
Newbury
Nindamos
Nobottle
Nogrod
Norbury of the Kings
Nulukkizdîn
Oatbarton
Old Gondor
Old Moria
Ondolindë
Ondosto
Osgiliath
Ost-in-Edhil
Overhill
Pelargir
Phurunargian
Pincup
Rock of the Music of Water
Rómenna
Rushey
Scary
Staddle
Standelf
Stock
Stone-city
Sunset
Swanhaven
Tharbad
Thousand Caves
Tighfield
Tirion
Tookbank
Tower of Anor
Tower of Guard
Tower of Sorcery
Tower of the Moon
Tower of the Rising Moon
Tower of the Setting Sun
Tower of the Sun
Tuckborough
Tumunzahar
Umbar, Haven of
Underhill
Upbourn
Valimar
Valmar
Vinyalondë
Vinyamar
Waymeet
Waymoot
Whitfurrows
Whitwell
Willowbottom
Woodhall

Fortresses and Strongholds

Angband
Angrenost
Barad Eithel
Barad Nimras
Barad-dûr
Belegost
Camp of the Faithful
Carchost
Causeway Forts
Dark Tower
Dead City
Dol Guldur
Durthang
Echad
Echad i Sedryn
End of the Wood
Formenos
Fortress of Sauron
Great Tower
Hell
Hornburg
Isengard
Lugbúrz
Methed-en-glad
Minas Anor
Minas Ithil
Minas Morgul
Minas Tirith, Beleriand
Minas Tirith, Gondor
Moontower
Morgul
Mount Fang
Mundburg
Narchost
Nargothrond
Orthanc
Shirriff-houses
Stone-city
Súthburg
Teeth of Mordor
Third Tower of Gondor
Tower of Amon Sûl
Tower of Anor
Tower of Cirith Ungol
Tower of Guard
Tower of Orthanc
Tower of Sorcery
Tower of the Moon
Tower of the Rising Moon
Tower of the Setting Sun
Tower of the Sun
Towers of Gondor
Towers of the Black Gate
Towers of the Teeth
Udûn
Utumno
Watch-towers of the Morannon

Other Buildings

Bag End
Bamfurlong
Bar-en-Danwedh
Bar-en-Nibin-noeg
Bar-erib
Black Pits
Brandy Hall
Bridge Inn
Calmindon
Chamber of Mazarbul
Chamber of Records
Common Room
Dome of Osgiliath
Dome of Stars
Dúnharg
Dunharrow
Durin’s Tower
Durin's Stone
Elf-towers
Elostirion
First Deep
First Hall
First Homely House
Floating Log
Forsaken Inn
Golden Hall
Golden House
Golden Perch
Great Hall of Feasts
Great Hall of Osgiliath
Great Hall of Thráin
Great House
Great Place of the Tooks
Great Smials
Green Dragon
Grindwall
Guildhouse of the Venturers
Hall of Fire
Hall of the Kings
Hall of the White Tower
Hall Twenty-one
Halls of Awaiting
Halls of Mandos
Halls of Waiting
House of Elrond
House of Ransom
House of the Kings
House of the Mírdain
House of the Stewards
Houses of Healing
Houses of the Dead, Minas Tirith
Houses of the Dead, Valinor
Ilmarin
Imladris
Inn of Bree
Ivy Bush
Karningul
King’s House
Last Homely House
Light-tower
Lockholes
Mathom-house
Meduseld
Merethrond
Mindon Eldaliéva
Mines of Moria
Old Grange
Old Guesthouse
Old Mill
Pinnacle of Orthanc
Pony
Prancing Pony
Rhosgobel
Rivendell
Second Hall
Seventh Level
Smials
Third Deep
Timeless Halls beyond Eä
Timeless Halls of Ilmarin
Timeless Halls of Mandos
Tombs
Tombs of the Kings
Tower
Tower Hall
Tower of Avallónë
Tower of Ecthelion
Tower of Ingwë
Tower of the Dome of Osgiliath
Tower of the King
Towers, of the Tower Hills
Towers, Undertowers
Town Hole
Twenty-first Hall
Undertowers
Wellinghall
White House of Erendis
White Tower
White Towers

Cities and Buildings of Aman

Alqualondë
Avallónë
Formenos
Halls of Awaiting
Halls of Mandos
Halls of Waiting
Haven of the Swans
Houses of the Dead
Ilmarin
Mindon Eldaliéva
Swanhaven
Timeless Halls of Ilmarin
Timeless Halls of Mandos
Tirion
Tower of Avallónë
Tower of Ingwë
Valimar
Valmar

Cities and Buildings of Beleriand

Angband
Bar-en-Danwedh
Bar-en-Nibin-noeg
Bar-erib
Barad Eithel
Barad Nimras
Belegost
Brithombar
Camp of the Faithful
Echad
Echad i Sedryn
Eglarest
Elven-halls
End of the Wood
Ephel Brandir
Gabilgathol
Gondolin
Havens of Círdan
Havens of Sirion
Havens of the Falas
Havens of the Ships
Havens of the Shipwrights
Hell
Hells of Iron
Hidden City
Hidden Rock
Hollowbold
House of Ransom
Menegroth
Methed-en-glad
Mickleburg
Minas Tirith
Nargothrond
Nogrod
Nulukkizdîn
Ondolindë
Rock of the Music of Water
Thousand Caves
Tower of the King
Tumunzahar
Vinyamar

Cities and Buildings of Middle-earth


Aldburg
Angrenost
Annúminas
Archet
Bag End
Bamfurlong
Barad-dûr
Black Chasm
Black Pit
Black Pits
Brandy Hall
Bree
Breredon
Bridge Inn
Brockenbores
Brockenborings
Bucklebury
Budgeford
Bywater
Calembel
Caras Galadhon
Carchost
Causeway Forts
Chamber of Mazarbul
Chamber of Records
Citadel of Gondor
Citadel of the Stars
City of Gondor
City of the Corsairs
City of the Kings
City of the Men of Gondor
City of the Trees
Combe
Common Room
Courts
Crickhollow
Dale
Dark Tower
Dead City
Deadmen's Dike
Deephallow
Dol Guldur
Dome of Osgiliath
Dome of Stars
Dúnharg
Dunharrow
Durin’s Tower
Durin's Stone
Durthang
Dwaling
Dwarrowdelf
East Osgiliath
Edhellond
Edoras
Elf-towers
Elostirion
Elvenking's Halls
Erebor
Esgaroth
Ethring
First Deep
First Hall
First Homely House
Floating Log
Forlond
Fornost
Forsaken Inn
Fortress of Sauron
Framsburg
Frogmorton
Galabas
Gamwich
Goblin-town
Golden Hall
Golden House
Golden Perch
Great Hall of Feasts
Great Hall of Osgiliath
Great Hall of Thráin
Great Haven
Great House
Great Middle Haven
Great Place of the Tooks
Great Smials
Great Tower
Green Dragon
Greenholm
Grey Havens
Grimslade
Grindwall
Hadhodrond
Hall of Fire
Hall of the Kings
Hall of the White Tower
Hall Twenty-one
Hardbottle
Harlond in Gondor
Harlond in Lindon
Haven of Umbar
Havens of Círdan
Haysend
Hobbiton
Hornburg
House of Elrond
House of the Kings
House of the Mírdain
House of the Stewards
Houses of Healing
Houses of the Dead
Imladris
Inn of Bree
Isengard
Ivy Bush
Karningul
Khazad-dûm
King’s House
Kingdom under the Mountain
Kings' Norbury
Lake-town
Last Homely House
Linhir
Little Delving
Lond Daer
Lond Daer Enedh
Long Cleeve
Longbottom
Lugbúrz
Mansion of the Khazâd
Mathom-house
Meduseld
Merethrond
Michel Delving
Minas Anor
Minas Ithil
Minas Morgul
Minas Tirith
Mines of Moria
Mithlond
Moontower
Moria
Mount Fang
Mountain Kingdom
Mundburg
Narchost
Needlehole
New Haven
Newbury
Nobottle
Norbury of the Kings
Oatbarton
Old Gondor
Old Grange
Old Guesthouse
Old Mill
Old Moria
Orthanc
Osgiliath
Ost-in-Edhil
Overhill
Pelargir
Phurunargian
Pincup
Pinnacle of Orthanc
Pony
Prancing Pony
Rhosgobel
Rivendell
Rushey
Scary
Second Hall
Seventh Level
Shirriff-houses
Smials
Staddle
Standelf
Stock
Stone-city
Súthburg
Teeth of Mordor
Tharbad
Third Tower of Gondor
Tighfield
Tombs
Tombs of the Kings
Tookbank
Tower
Tower Hall
Tower of Amon Sûl
Tower of Anor
Tower of Cirith Ungol
Tower of Ecthelion
Tower of Guard
Tower of Orthanc
Tower of Sorcery
Tower of the Dome of Osgiliath
Tower of the Moon
Tower of the Rising Moon
Tower of the Setting Sun
Tower of the Sun
Towers of Gondor
Towers of the Black Gate
Towers of the Teeth
Towers, of the Tower Hills
Towers, Undertowers
Town Hole
Tuckborough
Twenty-first Hall
Umbar, Haven of
Underharrow
Underhill
Undertowers
Upbourn
Vinyalondë
Watch-towers of the Morannon
Waymeet
Waymoot
Wellinghall
White Tower
White Towers
Whitfurrows
Whitwell
Willowbottom
Woodhall

Cities and Buildings of Númenor

Almaida
Andúnië
Armenelos
Calmindon
City of the Kings
Eldalondë
Green
Guildhouse of the Venturers
Light-tower
Nindamos
Ondosto
Rómenna
Sunset
White House of Erendis

Cities and Buildings of the Dwarves

Bar-en-Danwedh
Bar-en-Nibin-noeg
Belegost
Black Chasm
Black Pit
Chamber of Mazarbul
Chamber of Records
Durin’s Tower
Durin's Stone
Dwarf-cities
Dwarrowdelf
Erebor
First Deep
First Hall
Gabilgathol
Great Hall of Thráin
Hadhodrond
Hall Twenty-one
Hollowbold
House of Ransom
Khazad-dûm
Kingdom under the Mountain
Mansion of the Khazâd
Mickleburg
Mines of Moria
Moria
Mountain Kingdom
Nogrod
Nulukkizdîn
Old Moria
Phurunargian
Second Hall
Seventh Level
Third Deep
Tumunzahar
Twenty-first Hall

Cities and Buildings of the Elves

Alqualondë
Avallónë
Barad Eithel
Barad Nimras
Brithombar
Caras Galadhon
City of the Trees
Edhellond
Eglarest
Elf-havens
Elven-halls
Elvenking's Halls
First Homely House
Forlond
Formenos
Gondolin
Grey Havens
Hall of Fire
Harlond
Haven of the Swans
Havens of Círdan
Havens of the Falas
Havens of the Ships
Havens of the Shipwrights
Hidden City
Hidden Rock
House of Elrond
House of the Mírdain
Imladris
Karningul
Last Homely House
Menegroth
Minas Tirith
Mindon Eldaliéva
Mithlond
Nargothrond
Ondolindë
Ost-in-Edhil
Rivendell
Rock of the Music of Water
Swanhaven
Thousand Caves
Tirion
Tower of Avallónë
Tower of Ingwë
Tower of the King
Vinyamar

Cities and Buildings of the Hobbits

Archet
Bag End
Bamfurlong
Brandy Hall
Bree
Breredon
Bridge Inn
Brockenbores
Brockenborings
Bucklebury
Budgeford
Bywater
Combe
Crickhollow
Deephallow
Dwaling
Floating Log
Frogmorton
Galabas
Gamwich
Golden Perch
Great Place of the Tooks
Great Smials
Green Dragon
Greenholm
Grindwall
Hardbottle
Haysend
Hobbit-holes
Hobbiton
Ivy Bush
Little Delving
Lockholes
Long Cleeve
Longbottom
Mathom-house
Michel Delving
Needlehole
Newbury
Nobottle
Oatbarton
Old Grange
Old Mill
Overhill
Pincup
Rushey
Scary
Shirriff-houses
Smials
Smials
Staddle
Standelf
Stock
Tighfield
Tookbank
Towers
Town Hole
Tuckborough
Underhill
Undertowers
Waymeet
Waymoot
Whitfurrows
Whitwell
Willowbottom
Woodhall

Cities and Buildings of Men

Aldburg
Almaida
Andúnië
Angrenost
Annúminas
Archet
Armenelos
Bree
Calembel
Calmindon
Carchost
Causeway Forts
Citadel of Gondor
Citadel of the Stars
City of Gondor
City of the Corsairs
City of the Kings
City of the Men of Gondor
Combe
Courts
Dale
Deadmen's Dike
Dome of Osgiliath
Dome of Stars
Dúnharg
Dunharrow
Durthang
East Osgiliath
Edoras
Eldalondë
End of the Wood
Ephel Brandir
Esgaroth
Ethring
Fornost
Framsburg
Golden Hall
Golden House
Great Hall of Feasts
Great Hall of Osgiliath
Great Haven
Great House
Great Middle Haven
Green
Grimslade
Guildhouse of the Venturers
Hall of the Kings
Hall of the White Tower
Harlond
Haven of Umbar
Hornburg
House of the Kings
House of the Stewards
Houses of Healing
Houses of the Dead
King’s House
Kings' Norbury
Lake-town
Light-tower
Linhir
Lond Daer
Lond Daer Enedh
Meduseld
Merethrond
Methed-en-glad
Minas Anor
Minas Ithil
Minas Tirith
Moontower
Mundburg
Narchost
New Haven
Nindamos
Norbury of the Kings
Old Gondor
Old Guesthouse
Ondosto
Orthanc
Osgiliath
Pelargir
Pinnacle of Orthanc
Rómenna
Stone-city
Sunset
Súthburg
Tharbad
Third Tower of Gondor
Tombs
Tombs of the Kings
Tower
Tower Hall
Tower of Amon Sûl
Tower of Anor
Tower of Cirith Ungol
Tower of Ecthelion
Tower of Guard
Tower of Orthanc
Tower of the Dome of Osgiliath
Tower of the Moon
Tower of the Rising Moon
Tower of the Setting Sun
Tower of the Sun
Towers of Gondor
Umbar, Haven of
Underharrow
Upbourn
Vinyalondë
White House of Erendis
White Tower

Cities and Buildings of the Enemy

Angband
Barad-dûr
Black Pits
Carchost
Dark Tower
Dead City
Dol Guldur
Durthang
Fortress of Sauron
Goblin-town
Great Tower
Hell
Hells of Iron
Lugbúrz
Minas Morgul
Moontower
Morgul
Mount Fang
Narchost
Pinnacle of Orthanc
Teeth of Mordor
Tower of Cirith Ungol
Tower of Sorcery
Towers of the Black Gate
Towers of the Teeth
Udûn
Utumno
Watch-towers of the Morannon

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