Dates

Built at the same time as Khazad-dûm, during the First Age

Location

At the head of the valley of Nanduhirion

Origins

Created by Durin the Deathless and the builders of Khazad-dûm

Race

Division

Longbeards (Durin's Folk)

Culture

Dwarves of Khazad-dûm

Family

Settlements

Khazad-dûm, later called Moria

Other names

The Dimrill Gate, East-gate of Moria

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Great Gates

The eastern entrance to Khazad-dûm

Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV

Another name for the East-gate of Moria, the greater of the two entrances to that realm, and the Gates through which the Company of the Ring escaped during their journey southward.

See also...

First Hall, Old Moria

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