Arophania
Arophania (Arithide Araphein /'arəfi:n/, Dethric Arophan /'arəfa:n/) is one of five continents of Ilethes, in the south of the planet. It is the location of one of the three traditional cradles of civilisation, and home to one of the greatest civilisations, the Areth. Arophania constitutes approximately 13% of the total land area of Ilethes, and accounts for almost 24% of its population.
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Etymology
Definition and boundaries
Cartography
Land and climate
West Arophanian Plain
Iryag and the Eastern Seaboard
Sissemen and Tumides archipelagos
Territories and regions
The single most prominent political entity on Arophania is the republic of Arithia, which occupies the eastern half of the continent as well as parts of the West Arophanian Plain, lying across the Alerryak.
Historical regions
Owing to the long human presence on Arophania, the continent has been divided and redivided a great many times over by various peoples, rulers and states. As such, the borders of most historical regions have been obfuscated by time and confusion. The following is a list of the more prominent of them:
- Lazeia, the rough historical extent of the early Areth kingdom centred around the historical city of Lazea, excluding its Marcasian possessions.
- Ajatia, an especially fertile crescent in the West Arophanian Plain, of great strategic importance in olden times due to its location at the crossroads of many major transport routes, and consequently the site of many terrible and bloody battles.
Water
The continent of Arophania is bounded on the north by the Chisthian Sea, which it shares with Marcasia, on the east by the Auziras Sea, on the south by Thorfu and on the west by the Eastern Ocean (quod vide below).
