category:kalimdor (wow)
Kalimdor is the western continent of Azeroth. It holds the starting zones and major cities for Tauren, Orcs, Trolls, Night Elves, and Draenei.
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Zones
The continent of Kalimdor is broken up into several zones, some contested, some specific to one factio. These are broken up into the three different areas of the continent:
| Ashenvale | Azshara |  Azuremyst Isle | Bloodmyst Isle | Darkshore |
| Darnassus | The Exodar | Felwood | Hyjal Summit | Moonglade |
| Mount Hyjal | Teldrassil | Winterspring | ||
| The Barrens | Desolace | Durotar | Dustwallow Marsh |
 Mulgore | Orgrimmar | Stonetalon Mountains | Thunder Bluff |
| Feralas | Silithus | Tanaris | Thousand Needles | Un'Goro Crater |
Capital Cities
There are a total of 4 capital cities for both Alliance and Horde players to be found on this continent. Pre-TBC, there were only three but the expansion brought the new areas of The Exodar and Azuremyst Isle, both Draenei starting areas, for Alliance players.
The Alliance
The Horde
Battlegrounds
The entrance portals to the various battlegrounds can be accessed from the major cities but there is a specific area in Kalimdor to access the Warsong Gulch battleground in addition to those.
Warsong Gulch
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- Ashenvale -
- The Barrens
History
Originally, the whole of Azeroth was one continent named Kalimdor, with the Well of Eternity located near the center. At the conclusion of the events of the War of the Ancients, the original Well of Eternity exploded as a result of a magical overload, splitting the continent into three major new continents - Kalimdor, representing the western region, Eastern Kingdoms, representing the eastern region, and Northrend, representing the northern region. Many smaller islands were also produced, including Kezan and the Shattered Isles, located near the old Well of Eternity and the Maelstrom it produced.
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