Vast interior Zakhara, like its Zakharan population, was divided into two distinct parts: the dry and barren landlocked elevation of the Haunted Lands took up its north and east and were the dwelling place of hardy desert nomads, genies, and the remnants of more bountiful days. Its south and west, at the shores of Suq Bay and the Golden Gulf, contained great centers of civilization in the incomparable Cities of the Heart and the devout Cities of the Pantheon.