Southmarch

Southmarch is one of the provinces of Aradór, located south of Eastmarch and across the delta of Eduin and Holme from the Crownlands. Southmarch borders Mörone in the West.

Climate and environment
The province of Southmarch is located just south of the Crownlands and the vast, fertile river deltas thereof. As a consequence, the climate of Southmarch is markedly much more arid than the climate of relatively close territories to the north.

The regions further inland are mostly meadows and prairies, while the vegetation becomes more bushy and shrubby as one approaches the coast. Along rivers and lakes evergreen broad-leaf forests are a relatively common sight, featuring groves of laurels, olive trees, cork and other oaks, cedar and stone pines as the occasional conifer.

Agriculture
The people of Southmarch cultivate wheat and barley as major cereals, though several varieties of millet are also grown and used to brew the regionally specific millet beer. Chickpeas and lentils serve as the major pulses and source of vegetable protein for the region's cuisine.

Almonds, dates and figs are all extensively cultivated in the province, as are pistachios. Olives and pomegranates are very important agricultural cultures. The grape cultivation in Southmarch produce rather specific and very sweet wines that are not regarded particularly favourably outside of the province.

More recently introduced crops such as oranges and lemons are also widely grown in the region.

Demography
Southmarch is not a densely populated province. Furthermore, it is more rural than other provinces, meaning that a significantly larger portion of the population of Southmarch lives in small villages, hamlets and solitary households in stead of larger urban centers.

The largest settlements of Southmarch are: The inhabitants of Southmarch are mostly native speakers of Bantazi Arazi; however, the province has a sizeable population of South Vernacular Arazi speakers, as well as speakers of such minority languages as Cāvarī and Moroyan.
 * 1) Tàlasmirg;
 * 2) Caltèl;
 * 3) Abatwen;
 * 4) Rancante;
 * 5) Megrene;
 * 6) Duśtèl;
 * 7) Düfàl
 * 8) Falènt;
 * 9) Sarticu;
 * 10) Angès.