Plateau of Gorgoroth

The Plateau of Gorgoroth, or simply Gorgoroth, was a region located in the northwestern portion of Mordor.
== Geography ==
The Plateau of Gorgoroth stood at the heart of the dark lands of Mordor, and was where most of Sauron's armies lay in wait for their master's command. Gorgoroth was a vast wasteland southeast of the Isenmouthe and Udûn that had been seared by the eruptions of Mount Doom. It was always covered in the volcanic ash of Mount Doom and had no plant growth save for the Brambles of Mordor. A few streams of brackish water descended from the Ephel Dúath and Ash Mountains, but either petered out or flowed into cisterns dug for the use of Sauron's armies. The Plateau of Gorgoroth was arid with extreme climates and was considered to be uninhabitable by Men or perhaps by anything else living.The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "Mordor (and Adjacent Lands)"
The Atlas of Middle-earth by Karen Wynn Fonstad suggests that the uplift of the Plateau of Gorgoroth was linked to the formation of Mount Doom. In particular, the author suggests that, according the descriptions, the landscape of this region was composed by basaltic rocks and ashes erupted by the volcano.The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Second Age, "Introduction"
== History ==
During the War of the Ring, the Plateau of Gorgoroth was the location of mines and forges which supplied Mordor's armies with weapons and armor. Frodo and Sam looked upon Gorgoroth and passed through it on their way to Mount Doom between March 16 and March 24, TA 3019.The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "The Journey of Frodo and Sam"
During Return of the King, the One Ring tempts Samwise Gamgee with a vision once the Hobbit retrieves the Ring. The vision showcases Sam turning the barren plateau into a verdant garden of flowers with ripe fruit trees.
== In adaptations ==
=== Video games ===
Gorgoroth is a playable region in both Middle-earth: Shadow of War and The Lord of the Rings Online
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Plato van Gorgoroth
Albanian 	Rrafshnalta e Gorgorothit
Amharic 	ጉማሮት ?
Arabic 	هضبة جورجوروث
Armenian 	Գորգորոթի սարահարթ
Assamese 	গৰ্গোৰথৰ মালভূমি
Asturian 	Meseta de Gorgoroth
Azerbaijani 	Qorqorot Yaylası
Basque 	Gorgoroth-eko goi-ordokia
Belarusian Cyrillic	Плато Гаргарот
Bengali 	গোরগোরোথের মালভূমি
Bosnian 	Visoravan Gorgoroth
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Плато на Горгорот
Cambodian 	ខ្ពង់រាបហ្គោហ្គោរ៉ូត
Chinese 	戈戈罗斯高原
Croatian 	Plato Gorgorotha
Czech 	Plošina Gorgoroth
Danish 	Gorgoroth ("Rædselssletten")
Dogri 	गोरगोरोथ दा पठार
Dutch 	Plateau van Gorgoroth
Esperanto 	Altebenaĵo de Gorgoroth
Estonian 	Gorgorothi platoo
Filipino 	Talampas ng Gorgoroth
French 	Plateau de Gorgoroth
Frisian 	Plateau fan Gorgoroth (Western)
Faroese 	Gorgoroth høgd
Galician 	Meseta de Gorgoroth
Georgian 	გორგოროთის პლატო
German 	Hochebene von Gorgoroth
Greek 	Οροπέδιο του Γοργοροθ
Gujarati 	ગોર્ગોરોથનું ઉચ્ચપ્રદેશ
Hebrew 	רמה גורגורותה
Hindi 	गोर्गोरोथ का पठार
Hungarian 	Gorgoroth-fennsík
Icelandic 	Gorgoroth Háslétta
Indonesian 	Dataran Tinggi Gorgoroth
Irish Gaelic 	Ardchlár Gorgoroth
Italian 	Altopiano di Gorgoroth
Japanese 	ゴルゴロスの高原
Javanese 	Dataran tinggi Gorgoroth
Kannada 	ಗೊರ್ಗೊರೊತ್ ಪ್ರಸ್ಥಭೂಮಿ
Kazakh 	Горгорот үстірті (Cyrillic) Gorgorot üstirti (Latin)
Konkani 	गोरगोरोथचो पठार
Korean 	고르고로스 고원
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Горгорот платосу
Latin 	Alta planities Gorgoroth
Latvian 	Gorgorothas plato
Lithuanian 	Gorgoroto plynaukštė
Macedonian Cyrillic	Плато на Горгорот
Malagasy 	Lembalemba Gorgoroth
Malayalam 	ഗോർഗോറോത്ത് പീഠഭൂമി
Malaysian 	Dataran Tinggi Gorgoroth
Marathi 	गोरगोरोथचे पठार
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Горгорот өндөрлөг
Nepalese 	गोर्गोरोथको पठार
Norwegian 	Gorgoroth-platået
Occitan 	Planastèl de Gorgoroth
Pashto 	د ګورګوروت پلوته
Persian 	فلات گورگوروث
Polish 	Płaskowyż Gorgoroth
Portuguese 	Planalto de Gorgoroth
Punjabi 	ਗੋਰਗੋਰੋਥ ਦਾ ਪਠਾਰ
Romanian 	Podișul Gorgoroth
Russian 	Плато Горгорот
Sanskrit 	गोर्गोरोथस्य पठारः
Sardinian 	Altura de Gorgoroth
Scottish Gaelic 	Àrd-thìr Gorgoroth
Serbian 	Плато оф Горгорот (Cyrillic) Plato of Gorgorot (Latin)
Shona 	Duvurwi Gorgoroth
Sicilian 	Altipianu di Gorgoroth
Sindhi 	گورگورٿ جي پليٽ
Sinhalese 	ගෝර්ගොරොට් සානුව
Slovak 	Náhorná rovina Gorgoroth
Slovenian 	Planoto Gorgoroth
Spanish 	Meseta del Gorgoroth
Swedish 	Gorgoroths platå
Tajik Cyrillic 	Платои Горгорот
Tamil 	கோர்கோரோத் பீடபூமி
Telugu 	గోర్గోరోత్ పీఠభూమి
Thai 	ที่ราบสูงของกอร์โกรอธ
Turkish 	Gorgoroth Yaylası
Turkmen 	Gorgorot Platosy
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Плато Горгорот
Urdu 	گورگوروت کی سطح مرتفع
Uzbek 	Горгорот Платоси (Cyrillic) Gorgorot Platosi (Latin)
Venetian 	Altipiano de Gorgoroth
Vietnamese 	Cao nguyên Gorgoroth
Welsh 	Llwyfandir Gorgoroth
Yiddish 	פּלאַטאָ פון גאָרגאָראָטה
== References ==
Category:Plains
Category:Regions
Category:Mordor
Category:Locations in Middle-earth: Shadow of War
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