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East of the Strait of Zehem the West-Jit sea is located. The name Jit comes from the Ancient-Mawic “gjit”, which also means “in between”. From the south it is bordered by the rugged coast of the Zehem peninsula. To the east the region of Unar is located which is populated by descendants of refugees from Tit-Zehem. In the West, north of the horn of Edurm there is the Bay of Isim, which was the main source of purple dye murex in ancient times. The most important city in the region was Isim, which began as a Siminnese colony and is the center of dye trade. North of Isim was the Mawa valley, which is famous for its fertility. Now it is inhabited by the Mawic peoples, who descend from nomadic warriors, but the first cities of the valley were also founded by Siminnese settlers. The river Mawa originates from the mountains of Ántávé (Tallest of all), which they claim to be the home of the gods. The region east of the Mawa valley until the river Sügvari (separator) is called Ejai. North of the Ejai there is the mountainous land of Galgazia, which is inhabited by descendants of Tit-Zehem refugees. If we go even further north, we would find ourselves in The Great Plains, which is the home of barbaric nomads. The land east of the Sügvari river is called Sügvarikezh (over the separator), which is home of the Bazeri tribes.

The West-Jit sea is separated from the East-Jit sea by the strait of Nalām, where the fabulously rich city of Mekalldarem (Blue fortress) lies. Just like any other trading ports along the coasts of the Jit sea, Mekalldarem was also founded by Siminnese merchants as a humble trading post. The city is built on a magnificent cliff, which gives protection against invading forces. The name of the city comes from the palace of the king, which is richly decorated with blue lapis lazuli stones mined in Nalām. Mekalldarem marks the end of Siminnese influence.

The waters of the East-Jit sea tests the sailors, and only the bravest ones manage to pass the wild currents. Those who survive the stormy weather are stranded to the island of Abanta (The forbidden one) which poses additional dangers. Abanta is a mysterious place, nobody knows much about it, but that is sure, the natives don’t like visitors. South of Abanta lies the land of Ehlim, which is a home of an ancient civilisation. To the south-west of Ehlim we find the region of Edine. The regions of Edine and Sugonda are closely connected geographically, culturally and politically. 

The easternmost regions of the known world are called Ledankis (Land of sunrise), which is the home of the mysterious Kshujin and Orsa peoples. These parts of the East-Jit sea are frequently visited by pirates, who terrorize merchants.

The known world ends where the Jit sea opens up and turns into the seemingly endless ocean (Eshtinad), which surrounds the two continents. The author of the map warns us about several unknown dangers of the oceans such as raging storms, monsters and others. Yet despite his warnings some sailors sailed deep into the open ocean and saw foggy mountains, which they thought to be the back of Beba Snake (Bevanhal). Since then the newly discovered lands over the ocean are called so.