Location
The northwest regions of the land of Mordor
Meaning
'Gorgoroth' means approximately '(Place of very great) dread'
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Plateau of Gorgoroth
The wasted uplands of Mordor
The wasted desert of the northern regions of Mordor, between the arms of the Ephel Dúath and the Ered Lithui. Both Barad-dûr and Orodruin stood on Gorgoroth, and Frodo and Sam crossed it on the Quest of Mount Doom.
See also...
Barad-dûr, Carach Angren, Isenmouthe, Lithlad, Mordor, Nurn, Olog-hai
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