Near-harad

The lands of Near Harad are ruled by the sun. Along the great rivers of the country countless peasants till soil as rich as any in Middle-earth, raising bountiful crops of grain and feeding the people of numerous towns and cities. But the sun that draws an abundant life from this soil punishes those who forget its power. Heat and barren desert can slay the unwary; life and death in Near Harad begins and ends with water. Armies move from rivers to springs to wells to oasis pools, or defeat themselves without giving battle. Foolish adventurers who wander into the desert without provision will perish of thirst and hunger as surely as someone running unarmed into a troll cave.The Main Regions of Near Harad include:
 * Chelkar
 * Haruzan
 * Lurmsakûn
 * Umbar
 * Pezarsan