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...
Dark Plague, Eye of Mordor, Haunted Pass, Lake Núrnen, Land of Shadow, Lord of the Nazgûl, Mountains of Shadow, Nameless Land, Nameless Pass, Rings of Power, Stairs of Cirith Ungol, Valley of Living Death, War of the Last Alliance
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