An occasional name used for Sauron's fortified country of Mordor. In fact 'Dark Land' is a possible interpretation of the name Mordor, though the alternative 'Black Land' is used much more frequently.
On at least one early map of Arda, a great southern continent appears labelled 'Dark Land'. This region is not otherwise mentioned, and is unrelated to the Dark Land mentioned in The Lord of the Rings.
See also...
Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Black Years, Cirith Dúath, Dark Plague, Elves of Eregion, Eye of Mordor, Gondorians, Haunted Pass, Haven of Umbar, High Nazgûl, Lake Núrnen, Land of Shadow, Lord of the Nazgûl, Mountains of Shadow, Nameless Enemy, [See the full list...]Nameless Land, Nameless Pass, Orcs of the Eye, Rings of Power, Stairs of Cirith Ungol, Tower-gate, Udûn, Valley of Living Death, War of the Last Alliance
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