Calacirya

Calacirya, also known as the Pass of Light, was a narrow pass that led through the chain of mountains known as the Pelóri, north of Taniquetil.
The walls of the mountain pass were high and steep but presumably not dangerous. The pass itself was somewhat narrow, but wide enough to contain a large hill and a small stream.
The city of Tirion was set on the hill of Túna, which was in the Calacirya, but close to the light of Valinor.The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Valinor"
== History ==
Before the pass was created, there was no way to get into Valinor due to the Pelóri blocking the way. When the Quendi began their journey westward towards Valinor, the Valar opened a narrow pass in the great mountains. Despite preferring to close the way, they realised that the Elves, even the Vanyar, needed to be able to breathe the outside air, and so kept Calacirya open.
The Ñoldor and Vanyar entered and resided in the city of Tirion, which was set in the middle of the pass, in a region called Calacirian.The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Ch. I: "Many Meetings" The Teleri did not leave the island of Tol Eressëa until much later; even then, they did not enter Valinor, but stayed on the eastern coast of Aman under the afternoon shadow of the Pelóri in a city named Alqualondë.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter V: "Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XI: "Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor"
==Etymology==
Calacirya is a Quenya word that meant 'Cleft of Light'. Earlier forms of the word were 'Kalakirya' and 'Kalakilya'. Later forms were and 'Kalakiryan' and 'Calaciryan'.The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ካላካሪያ
Arabic 	كالاسيريا
Armenian 	Կալակիրյա
Belarusian Cyrillic	Калакірыа
Bengali 	চালাচির্যা
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Калакирия
Danish 	Kalakirja (Lyskløften)
Georgian 	ქალაქირyა
Greek 	Καλακιρυα
Gujarati 	ચલચિર્ય
Hebrew 	קלקיריה
Hindi 	कलाकिरया
Kannada 	ಕ್ಯಾಲಸಿರಿಯಾ
Kazakh 	Калакірйа (Cyrillic) Kalakirya (Latin)
Korean 	칼라시 리아
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Калакиря
Macedonian Cyrillic	Калакирyа
Marathi 	कलाकिर्य
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Калакирыа
Nepalese 	कालकिर्या
Pashto 	چالاچیریا
Persian 	چالاچیریا
Russian 	Калакирия
Sanskrit 	कलकिर्य
Serbian 	Калакириа (Cyrillic) Kalakiria (Latin)
Sinhalese 	කැලසිරියා
Tajik Cyrillic 	Калакирyа
Tamil 	காலாசிரிய
Telugu 	కలసిరియా
Thai 	คาลาเคียร์ยา
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Калакіриа
Urdu 	چالاچیریا
Uzbek 	Калакиря (Cyrillic) Kalakirya (Latin)
Yiddish 	קאַלאַסיריאַ
==References==
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