Azanulbizar

Azanulbizar, also called Dimrill Dale and Nanduhirion, was the valley below the East-gate of Moria on the east side of the Misty Mountains.
==Description==
The valley was very deep and lay between mountain ridges leading up to the peaks of Bundushathûr in the north, and Zirakzigil in the south. The great peak Barazinbar, which was also called Caradhras, towered over the vale in the west. The Pass of Caradhras came down into that valley by the Dimrill Stair, a deep-cloven way that was carved by the Dwarves.
The East-gate of Moria came out to the huge steps that were called the threshold of Moria. Less than a mile away from those stairs there was the lake Kheled-zâram and the monument Durin's Stone.
The River Silverlode, called Kibil-nâla by the Dwarves, ran through the valley eastward through Lothlórien and into the Anduin. Its origins were in deep well of water near Kheled-zâram, but as it flowed through the valley it was joined by many smaller mountain-streams and became a swift and powerful river. An old Dwarven road lay alongside it.
==History==
thumb|400px|Azanulbizar as shown in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring film 
In earlier centuries, the valley was considered beautiful and sacred, but by the later part of the Third Age was barren and desolate, serving as a geographical buffer between the Orc-infested mines of Moria and the forest of Lothlórien. The final and greatest battle in the War of the Dwarves and Orcs, the Battle of Azanulbizar, was fought here in 2799 of the Third Age. In that battle the Orc captain Azog was slain by Dáin II, and Thorin II son of Thráin II earned the name Oakenshield.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, III: Durin's Folk
Balin son of Fundin also came to the vale in his attempt to retake Moria and fought some battles there. He was killed there when he went alone to look into the waters of Kheled-zâram.The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Ch. V: "The Bridge of Khazad-dûm"
The Fellowship of the Ring paused here in their flight from out of Moria, after the loss of Gandalf.The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Ch. VI: "Lothlórien"
==Etymology==
The name Azanulbizar is a Khuzdûl word.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዓዛኑልቢዛር
Arabic 	إزانولبيزار
Armenian 	Ազանւլբիզար
Belarusian Cyrillic	Азанулбізар
Bengali 	আজানুলবিজার
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Азанулбизар
Danish 	Skyggefuredalen
Georgian 	აზანულბიზარი
Greek 	Αζανυλβιζαρ
Gujarati 	અઝુલુલબિઝાર
Hebrew 	אזאנולביזאר
Hindi 	आज़नुल्बिज़र्
Kannada 	ಆಜನುಲ್ಬಿಜರ
Kazakh 	Азанұлбізар (Cyrillic) Azanulbizar (Latin)
Korean 	아나울 비 사르
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Азанулбизар
Macedonian Cyrillic	Азанулбизар
Marathi 	अझनुलबिझार
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Азанулбизар
Nepalese 	आज़नुल्बिज़र्
Pashto 	آزانولبیزار
Persian 	دیمریل دیل (Dimrill Dale) آزانول‌بیزار (Azanulbizar)
Punjabi 	ਅਜ਼ਾਨੂਲਬੀਜ਼ਰ
Russian 	Азанулбизар
Serbian 	Азанулбизар (Cyrillic) Azanulbizar (Latin)
Sinhalese 	අඥනල්බිසාර්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Азанулбизар
Tamil 	ஆசானுல்பிசர்
Telugu 	ఆజానుల్బీజర్
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Азанулбізар
Urdu 	ازانولبیزار
Uzbek 	Азанулбизар (Cyrillic) Azanulbizar (Latin)
Yiddish 	ײַזאַנולביזאַר
==References==
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Category:Khuzdûl names & words
Category:Valleys
Category:Misty Mountains