Zakhara
Geographical information
Aliases	Land of Fate
Capital	Huzuz
Political information
Government	Caliphate
Ruler	Grand Caliph Khalil al-Assad al-Zahir

Zakhara, called the Land of Fate, is a giant peninsula of the same super-continent that hosts Faerûn and Kara-Tur on the planet Abeir-Toril. The land is located east of Faerûn, the closest Faerûnian lands to Zakhara being Dambrath (by sea) and Var the Golden or arguably Konigheim (by land). Zakhara is mostly isolated from the rest of the world, as the peninsula is separated from the main mass by the World Pillar Mountains.

Zakhara's peninsula is far to the south and east of Faerûn, beyond the fabled lands of the Utter East. Zakhara is considered a continent in its own right, not unlike Faerûn or Kara-Tur, although all three lands are physically connected. The Land of Fate is home to the Zakharans, relatively short, brownskinned, dark-haired humans who speak Midani. Zakharans born in the Land of Fate are rarely seen outside their homeland, although Zakharan traders are not unknown in the southernmost reaches of Faerûn. However, at least two groups of Zakharan humans have migrated to Faerûn by means of portals and are found in large numbers in the western lands: the Bedine and Calishites.

Waters around Zakhara are bountiful with pirates and corsairs who charge traders tolls to cross their seas, such traders willingly pay these exorbitant fees as Zakhara's exotic trading goods tend to be well worth the price back in Faerûn. Occasionally the pirates decide to completely cut off Zakhara from Faerûn.

The land is full of secretive cities, unwelcoming to travelers, huge deserts, lush oases and powerful genies who meddle in the affairs of humans frequently. The continent is governed by a theocracy headed by the caliph, a prestige ruler of the state, who rules from the capital city of Huzuz, the City of Delights. Tales tell of demon-infested cities and godless sorcerers, like the genie-binding sha'irs wielding strange magic. Zakhara is a land of many types of exotic magic and powerful warriors. Zakharites are firmly convinced they are more civilized than the rest of the world and treat these 'barbarians' accordingly.

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