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Mountains of Moria
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The Mountains of Moria are three mountains -- Celebdil, Caradhras and Fanuidhol -- in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth. They form part of the Misty Mountains, beneath which Khazad-dûm was delved by the Dwarves. The main body of their city, which was later called Moria, seems to have been beneath Celebdil, which they called Zirakzigil, and which was crowned by Durin's Tower.
During the story of The Lord of the Rings, in The Fellowship of the Ring, the party attempt to travel through the mountains, or rather over Caradhras, the largest of the three. They are, however, forced to turn back due to a successful attempt from Saruman to force them to detour through the treacherous Mines of Moria instead.
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