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Dates
Built at the same time as Khazad-dûm, during the First Age
Location
At the head of the valley of Nanduhirion
Origins
Created by Durin the Deathless and the builders of Khazad-dûm
Race
Division
Culture
Family
Settlements
Khazad-dûm, later called Moria
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Great Gates

The eastern entrance to Khazad-dûm

Map of the Great Gates of Khazad-dûm

Another name for the East-gate of Moria, the greater of the two entrances to that realm, and the Gates through which the Company of the Ring escaped during their journey southward.


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