There had been an East-West trade route through Istannah for centuries. During the time when Adhorna was the markeplace of the world, there was a trail running from Adhorna in the East to Ebla in the West. This trail hard largely been responsible for the development of the city of Nakkor along its route. However, due to the 12th century BCE megadrought and the bronze age collapse, this trade route was largely abandoned. While local trade would still occur, and goods would still travel through a chain of local links, merchants would rarely travel the full distance between the now-destroyed city of Adhorna and the city of Ebla who had recently won its independence from Adakkian rule.
It was in the 10th century BCE that trade would begin to pick up again. Adhorna would be reconstructed, and Orvela would be reclaimed. Egypt would pioneer new trade routes through the region. Soon, a new route through Istannah from Shamrar on the Western [Mediterranean] Sea and Anzali on the Eastern [Caspian] Sea was established. The Yuguncat wars against Dimasq and its allies put trade passing farther South in jeopardy, diverting larger and larger share of east-west trade to the βNakkrik routeβ, as this route was soon called.
It was in the year 923 BCE that Priest-King Gargim of Istannah began the construction of the Great East-West Road along this trade route. To a large extent, this road a project of state-building, allowing Istannik armies to travel quickly and easily from Nakkor to Adhorna and Orvela. However, the road was deliberately constructed along the main trade axis in the hopes that more trade from Dailam to the West could be routed through Istannah. However, to complete this trade axis, partnerships would need to be made with the states to the East and West. Relations with Ebla had now calmed enough that the Eblaite state agreed to complete the road from the Adannuna River to Ebla. However, the city-sta
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So the Great East Road was built by the dwarves to connect their major delvings. It originally ran from the Blue Mountains in the west all the way to their mansions in the East.
Why, then, do maps not show it going through Khazad-dum? On all the accurate maps, the road runs out of the Shire through Eriador, over the High Pass, and on into Rhovanion where it becomes the Old Forest Road or the Men-i-Naugrim, the Dwarf-road, and then continues east. (Iβm aware that the road does not pass through Rivendell as implied by the LotR map; Rivendell is a hidden valley and the road loops away from it.)
This route does not visit Moria, which seems strange given that Moria was once the greatest of all the Dwarven realms and surely the most important stopping-point for any dwarves travelling between West and East. Was Khazad-dum not a part of the greatest dwarven road, or are the maps simply inaccurate?
Hi all,
I'm headed to australia soon, and am deciding on one of these itineraries:
#1 (great ocean road option)
- 3 days sydney
- fly to Cairns, do 3 days on a liveaboard scuba drip
- fly to adelaide, drive the great ocean road to melbourne, around 8 days
- fly to tasmania, around 8 days there
- return to sydney
#2 (east coast option)
- 3 days sydney
- fly to Cairns, do 3 days on a liveaboard scuba drip
- fly to brisbane, do fraser island / byron bay / etc
- fly to tasmania, around 8 days there
- return to sydney
The second trip would have more beaches & diving, but the logistics of getting around is a little trickier.
The first trip could be cool, though I'm not entirely sure what i'd be doing on the road between adelaide and melbourne for about a week. (kangaroo island? misc beaches?)
Anyway, I'm 36, and traveling solo, so meeting people would be good. I don't want to be sitting on beaches bored and alone.
Tell me where i should go Reddit!
Why YSK: This is a simple trick that can help with knowing your directions better, especially when traveling in an unfamiliar area. There are a few exceptions, however, but generally most interstate highways follow this format across the country.
Hi all, I'm planning a trip from Vermont to San Francisco. I want to make a stop in Colorado and Arizona. Then I want to make my way to Alaska. I want to leave asap. I have a car. I'm looking for someone to talk to, share travel costs and driving. If this sounds good talk to me.
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The Phoenix Queen Has finally unveiled plans for a new Network of roads through the lands of zairia. With many new groups of tribes joining and the creation of new towns and cities, a new road network is needed. Plus the unveil of more nations throughout the known world, Zairia must meet the standard of other nations around the world.
In turn, the Phoenix Queen has personally requested the presence of the leaders of the following nations to meet her in Phoenix to discuss the network, especially the border crossings.
/u/Gladimere - Harappan SaαΉ gha
/u/TsarDionysus - Khanate of the Cvars
/u/Shmattins and /u/rwyland - Covenant Empire
We hope that this can help lead to a new golden age not just for the Zairians, but also a new golden age for all neighbors and allies, during the hardship of this world.
http://i.imgur.com/ABeapUD.png
[meta] the Dark red dots on the border are crossing points
