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Dates
The East-gate was constructed during the First Age as part of the original Khazad-dûm; the West-gate (at least in its later form)1 dated from the reign of Durin III, and was made sometime between II 750 and II 1697
Location
To the east and west of Khazad-dúm
Race
Division
Culture
Family
Khazad-dûm was ruled by the House of Durin
Settlements
Khazad-dûm, later called Moria
Source
Important peaks
The gates lay to the east and west of the Mountains of Moria
Pronunciation
Moria is pronounced 'mo'ria'
Meaning
Moria means 'Black Chasm'
Other names
The East-gate was also known as the The Dimrill Gate or The Great Gates; the West-gate was also known as the Doors of Durin, Elven Door, Gates of Moria, Hollin Gate or the West-door
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Moria GateThe doors of Khazad-dûm![]() Also appearing in the form 'Moria-gate', a term used for either of the two gates of Moria. One opened westward to the old Elvish land of Eregion, the other eastward onto the valley of Nanduhirion. Notes
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