Eastern territories

In the realm of Gondor, the eastern territories were those located east of Dagorlad, south of Rhovanion, north of the Ash Mountains, and west of the Sea of Rhûn.The Atlas of Middle-earth pg. 54-5
According to The Atlas of Middle-earth, the area totaled about 206,511 square miles and was called the East-lands.The Atlas of Middle-earth pg. 191 However, this name is unofficial because the eastern territories were never given any names by J.R.R. Tolkien.
==Description==
These territories were mainly a plains-land consisting of scattered woodlands and cold winters and warmer summers. It was possibly sparsely populated by the Men of Gondor who spoke Westron.The Atlas of Middle-earth pgs. 180-89 
==History==
===Early===
The eastern territories were once part of Rhûn for thousands of years, and were inhabited by Easterlings and other Men of Darkness. During the late fifth century of the Third Age, in TA 490, the Easterlings invaded Gondor from these lands and were at war with Gondor periodically for about fifty-one years, until King Turambar decisively defeated them in TA 541. After his victory, the King led his armies into these lands; and after about nine years of campaigning there, the eastern territories became provinces of Gondor. By TA 550, the Easterlings were forced to move further east.The Lord of the Rings: Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"The Lord of the Rings: Appendix B, "The Third Age"
===Middle years and loss===
The eastern territories remained a part of Gondor for over 1,300 years, and were preemptively defended by Rómendacil II in TA 1248. This ensured peace in the East for six hundred years. These provinces suffered heavily during the Great Plague. The traditionally hostile Easterlings could have threatened the eastern territories, but did not attack; most likely because they were hit hard by the Plague as well.
Two-hundred years later, in TA 1851, the Easterling Wainriders invaded Gondor through the eastern territories. In TA 1856, the King Narmacil lost a key battle that resulted in the eastern territories being completely lost for over a thousand years. After this time, these lands became havens for Easterling invaders, who were frequently stirred up by Sauron.
===War of the Ring and recovery===
The Easterlings who allied themselves with Sauron during the Great War of the Ring were defeated, and were gradually pushed back by King Elessar. Gondor claimed all that land, until the Sea of Rhûn; and as a result, the eastern territories once again became part of Gondor and the Reunited Kingdom.The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingThe Atlas of Middle-earth pg. 176
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Oos-Gebiede
Albanian 	Lindja Territoret
Amharic 	ምሥራቅ ክልሎች
Arabic 	الشرق الاقاليم
Armenian 	Արևելյան տարածքներ
Azerbaijani 	Şərq Ərazilər
Basque 	Ekialdeko lurraldeak
Belarusian Cyrillic	Усходні тэрыторыі
Bengali 	পূর্ব অঞ্চল
Bosnian 	Istok teritoriji
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Източен Територии
Cambodian 	ទឹកដីតិសខាងកើត
Catalan 	Territoris Oriental
Cebuano 	Sidlakang mga Teritoryo
Croatian 	Istočni teritoriji
Czech 	Východní území
Danish 	Ødemarken (Østen)
Dutch 	Oost-Gebieden
Estonian 	Ida-Territooriumid
Faroese 	Eysturlandið
Finnish 	Itä-Alueiden
French 	Territoires oriental
Frisian 	East-Gebieten (Western)
Galician 	Territorios Leste
Georgian 	აღმოსავლეთი ტერიტორიები
German 	Ost-Länder
Greek 	Ανατολικό εδάφη
Gujarati 	પૂર્વ પ્રદેશો
Hausa 	Gabas Yankuna
Hungarian 	Kelet-Területek
Hindi 	पूर्व प्रदेशों
Icelandic 	Austur-Svæðum
Indonesian 	Timur Wilayah
Irish Gaelic 	An Críocha Thoir
Italian 	Territori Est
Japanese 	東領土
Kannada 	ಪೂರ್ವ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳು
Kazakh 	Шығыс Аумақтар (Cyrillic) Şığıs Awmaqtar (Latin)
Korean 	동 영토
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Чыгыш аймактарды
Laotian 	ອານາເຂດພາກຕາເວັນອອກ
Latvian 	Austrumteritorijas
Lithuanian 	Rytų Teritorijos
Luxembourgish 	Osten-Territoiren
Macedonian Cyrillic	Источен Територии
Malaysian 	Timur Wilayah-wilayah
Maltese 	Lvant Territorji
Marathi 	पूर्व प्रदेश
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Зүүн Нутаг дэвсгэр
Nepalese 	पूर्वी क्षेत्रहरु
Norwegian 	Øst-Territorier
Odia 	ପୂର୍ବ ଅଞ୍ଚଳଗୁଡିକ
Pashto 	ختیځ ولایتونه
Persian 	شرقی سرزمینها
Polish 	Terytoria Wschodni
Portuguese 	Territórios orientais
Punjabi 	ਪੂਰਬੀ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼
Romanian 	Teritoriile de Est
Russian 	Восточный территорий
Scottish Gaelic 	Tìrean an Ear
Serbian 	Источни територије (Cyrillic) Istočni teritorije (Latin)
Sinhalese 	නැගෙනහිර භූමිය
Sindhi 	اوڀر علائقا
Slovak 	Východné území
Slovenian 	Vzhodni ozemlja
Somalian 	Bariga Gobollada
Spanish 	Territorios orientales
Sundanese 	Wétan Wilayah
Swahili 	Mikoa ya Mashariki
Swedish 	Östterritorier
Tajik Cyrillic 	Шарқӣ Минтақаҳо
Tamil 	கிழக்குத் பிரதேசங்கள்
Tatar 	Көнчыгыш Территорияләр
Telugu 	తూర్పు భూభాగాలు
Thai 	อีสเทิร์นภูมิภาค
Turkish 	Doğu Bölgeleri
Turkmen 	Gündogar Sebitleri
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Східний територій
Urdu 	مشرقی علاقہ جات
Uyghur 	شەرق رايونلار
Uzbek 	Чарқий Ҳудудлар (Cyrillic) Sharqiy Hududlar (Latin)
Vietnamese 	Đông lãnh thổ
Welsh 	Dwyrain Tiriogaethau
Yiddish 	מזרח טעראַטאָריז
Yoruba 	Ìlàòrùn awọn agbegbe
==References==
Category:Regions of Gondor