Zakros Mountains, Western

The western mass of the Zakros Mountains is somewhat different in character than the sections farther east. Not only are they prone to small earthquakes, several peaks up and down the range are active volcanoes. Nothing more than smoke has been noted in centuries but the earliest records of the caliphate indicate that, several hundred years before the country’s foundation, these mountains experienced large explosions of fire and ash. Some legends do say that once, long ago, the lands of the caliphate were rich and watered, not desert. Whether this was ever the case, and whether the volcanic eruptions so noted had anything to do with the change in climate, is the subject of much speculation.

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Mountain Range