Khand

Khand was the name of a land which lay to the south-east of Mordor and to the east of Near Harad. The Men of Khand included the Variags.
== History ==
Little is known about Khand or its people, other than that they were allied to Mordor. Khand was, at least by the Third Age, under the influence of Mordor and was known to supply it with horses.
In the year TA 1944, the Wainriders came to the south of Mordor and recruited Haradrim and Variags, using their numbers to carry out an assault on Gondor.
Years later, Variags from Khand joined the forces of Sauron to Minas Tirith, and took part in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
It is unknown if Khand was ever conquered by the Reunited Kingdom or if they remained independent. It is also unknown if Khand ever warred with the folk of the West after Sauron's demise.
Based on the map of the region, and its proximity to Harad, Khand was most likely a dry and barren land covered in desert. Its geography is little-known, although it could either constitute dry grassland or sandy desert.