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===Physical geography===
[[File:2022 tavaris provinces.png|left|thumb|300px|A map of Tavari provinces as of the Province Reorganization Act of 2022, which abolished the pre-existing provincial governments and replaced them with fourteen new ones, some with the same names as previous provinces. Inset is to scale.]]
Tavaris is composed of territory on two continents. The [[Gondwana|Gondwanan]] portions of Tavaris, known as "the mainland" despite their island location, are located on two islands in the Gulf of Northwest Gondwana. It is south and west of [[Vaklori]] and to the east of [[Ny’Natrotomi|Ny'Natrotomi]]. The largest island, which contains most Tavari territory, is known to Tavaris as ''Avnatra'', which is Tavari for "elder sister." (In comparison to the neighboring island to the west, which is ''Tanatra'', "younger sister.") In addition to the southern and western portions of Avnatra, Tavaris controls the island known as King's Island to the south, upon which the capital of Nuvrenon is located. Two small islands immediately to the west of Avnatra known as the "Tears of the Moon" were historically part of Tavaris until they became part of Acronis in 2022. The islands are considered sacred ground by Akronists. Both of these islands, known individually as the Greater and Lesser Tear of the Moon respectively, are national parks where very little development is permitted, and have been for decades under both Tavari and Acronian administration. Among the most notable features on the Tears of the Moon are two large Akronist monasteries, including one at the site of a meteor impact in the year 1 CE whose impact is the epoch of the [[Common Era calendar]].
The [[Novaris|Novari]] portion of Tavaris consists of most of the southern "fork" of the island of [[Rodoka]], which is located off the coast of West Novaris between [[Meagharia]] and the [[Lapinumbia|Lapinumbian]] island of Rhodos. Rodoka was initially settled by the Rodokan people, it is believed, in the 9th or 10th century CE. Tavari settlers reached the island in 1620. The Tavari and Rodokan people found much in common, both being largely clan-based societies with strong maritime traditions. In 1634, Tavaris and Rodoka signed the Treaty of Sinajärv, which annexed Rodoka into the Kingdom of Tavaris but established significant autonomy for the Native Rodokans. On August 18th 2020, Rodoka voted in a referendum to become the 12th Province of Tavaris. The capital and largest city of Rodoka is Lantaž, an Tavari word meaning "paradise." However, the Rodokan Native Tribal Administration still maintains the same level of autonomy, which has been described as making it basically a province in and of itself. Effective on 6 June 2022, the areas of Rodoka under the control of the RNTA became the independent country of Rodoka and the Isles.
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