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184.19.28.135 wrote: The sons of Ishmael have always been scattered. What were there, 11 main tribes before Muhammed took over? The far haradrim are more based in African tribes and some South American. It even says so on their wiki pages. It only makes sense that Harad is scattered. If the near haradrim could cross the great desert of the decade long period before the war of the ring, then why not the others? There are only two explanations. In-fighting (which we know was common), or JRRT didn't finish developing them (the more likely explanation). So since this mod isn't fully canon anyway, let's assume the first. Exactly; the Near Haradrim only crossed the desert to Gondor because they were able to take control of the other tribes. So they aren't the Near Haradrim, they're the most powerful Near Haradrim Tribe.