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Zones and Regions (WoW)
Explanation of a zone. List of zones. Discussion of continents and regions within the continents.
The World of Warcraft is a big place, and the only way to make it easier to understand is breaking it into pieces. While the most obvious division is the continents of Kalimdor, Eastern Kingdoms, Outland, and eventually Northrend, those areas are still much too large. Each continent is divided into many different zones, which has its own chat channels and map.
List of zones and regions:
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Kalimdor
The land of Kalimdor once included the landmass now known as the Eastern Kingdoms. Now it is home to the Night Elves, Draenei and the Cenarion Circle in the north, the Tauren, Orcs, and Darkspear Trolls in the central regions, and the southern parts of the continent remain largely wild and uninhabited.
| Northern Kalimdor | Central Kalimdor | Southern Kalimdor |
|---|---|---|
| Ashenvale | The Barrens | Ahn'Qiraj (raid) |
| Azshara | Desolace | The Black Morass (instance) |
| Azuremyst Isle | Durotar | Dire Maul (instance) |
| Blackfathom Deeps (instance) | Dustwallow Marsh | Feralas |
| Bloodmyst Isle | Maraudon (instance) | Mount Hyjal (WoW) |
| Darkshore | Mulgore | Old Hillsbrad Foothills (instance) |
| Darnassus (city) | Orgrimmar (city) | Onyxia's Lair (raid) |
| The Exodar (city) | Ragefire Chasm (instance) | Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj (raid) |
| Felwood | Razorfen Downs (instance) | Silithus |
| Moonglade | Razorfen Kraul (instance) | Tanaris |
| Warsong Gulch (battleground) | Stonetalon Mountains | Thousand Needles |
| Winterspring | Thunder Bluff (city) | Un'goro Crater |
| The Wailing Caverns (instance) | Zul'Farrak |
Eastern Kingdoms
The Eastern Kingdoms consist of the human Kingdom of Azeroth in the south, the formerly-human kingdom of Lordaeron in the north, and the dwarven kingdom of Khaz Modan in between.
| Lordaeron | Khaz Modan | Kingdom of Azeroth |
|---|---|---|
| Alterac Mountains | Arathi Basin (battleground) | Blasted Lands |
| Alterac Valley (battleground) | Arathi Highlands | Burning Steppes |
| Eastern Plaguelands | Badlands | The Deadmines (instance) |
| Eversong Woods | Blackrock Depths (instance) | Deadwind Pass |
| Ghostlands | Blackrock Mountain | Duskwood |
| The Hinterlands | Blackrock Spire (instance) | Elwynn Forest |
| Hillsbrad Foothills | Deeprun Tram | Karazhan (raid) |
| Naxxramas (raid) | Dun Morogh | Redridge Mountains |
| Scarlet Monastery (instance) | Gnomeregan (instance) | The Stockade (instance) |
| Scholomance (instance) | Ironforge (city) | Stormwind (city) |
| Shadowfang Keep (instance) | Loch Modan | Stranglethorn Vale |
| Silvermoon City (city) | Molten Core (raid) | Swamp of Sorrows |
| Silverpine Forest | Searing Gorge | Temple of Atal'Hakkar (instance) |
| Tirisfal Glades | Uldaman (instance) | Westfall |
| The Undercity (city) | Wetlands | Zul'Gurub (raid) |
| Western Plaguelands |
Outland
The beautiful planet of Draenor that was home to the Draenei, Orcs and Ogres has been shattered horribly, and all that remains is this husk of a world.
| Auchenai Crypts (instance) | Auchindoun (hub) | The Arcatraz (instance) |
| The Black Temple (raid) | Blade's Edge Mountains | Blood Furnace (instance) |
| The Botanica (instance) | Coilfang Reservoir (hub) | Eye of the Storm (battleground) |
| Gruul's Lair (raid) | Hellfire Citadel (hub) | Hellfire Peninsula |
| Hellfire Ramparts (instance) | Magtheridon's Lair (raid) | Mana-Tombs (instance) |
| The Mechanar (instance) | Nagrand | Netherstorm |
| Serpentshrine Cavern (raid) | Sethekk Halls (instance) | Shadow Labyrinth (instance) |
| Shadowmoon Valley | Shattered Halls (instance) | The Slave Pens (instance) |
| The Steamvault | Tempest Keep (hub) | Terokkar Forest |
| The Eye (raid) | The Underbog | Zangarmarsh |