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Location
The northwest regions of the land of Mordor
Meaning
'Gorgoroth' means approximately '(Place of very great) dread'

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Plateau of Gorgoroth

The wasted uplands of Mordor

Map of the Plateau of Gorgoroth

The wasted desert of the northern regions of Mordor, between the arms of Ephel Dúath and Ered Lithui. Both Barad-dûr and Orodruin stood on Gorgoroth, and Frodo and Sam crossed it on the Quest of Mount Doom.


See also...

Amon Amarth, Ash Mountains, Barad-dûr, Carach Angren, Fire of Doom, Fire-mountain, Fortress of Sauron, Gollum, Isenmouthe, Lithlad, Mordor, Morgul-way, Nurn, Olog-hai, Sammath Naur, [See the full list...]

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