Forum:Territory application/UL07f - Barzlam

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	Territory ID and proposed name
	The Territory ID (from OpenGeofiction:Territories, e.g. AR123a) and proposed name of the country

UL07f, the name is Barzlam :D

	Physical geography
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It's entirely mountainous with gorges and U-shaped valleys. Alpine meadows at the upper valleys, nival stuff and glaciers at the tops of mountains, and conifer forests in the lower valleys.

The elevations of the southern mountains reach 4557m, and the northern mountains reach 4124m, both insanely high mountain ranges almost completely enclosing the country, except for the eastern side where the main valley lowers down to ~400m near the main lake, connects to Lepuş, and where the main city is located; and the western side where the valley opens up to UL07g through a 1793m pass, and from there to the Dead Lake, Mardoumakhstan, and Suria.

Here's my sketch: https://ibb.co/qYK4t0wB

	Human geography
	A brief description of the territory demographics, economic development, land occupation, infrastructure and mapping style

The peoples here are almost fully Barzlamian (Chechen equivalent), with an about 13% minority of Malesorians, Kartlegians, Surians, and Demirhanese combined. The country is not ultrapoor nor rich, just a run-of-the-mill Middle Uletham country. The main source of income is ore with lots of mines throughout the country. Tourism is also huge. The main motorway runs west, up the main valley, from the lake in the east. The second one runs north-south from the northern border to the main southern ski resort, intersecting with the other one. The rest run from side valleys to the main valley. The mapping is kinda Eastern European, kinda Balkan, and kinda Middle Eastern, but mostly its own Caucasian vibe.

	History & culture
	A brief description of the intended culture and language

The territory's main historical element is the repeating wars with the Surian empire, but after Suria turning to socialism, the conflicts stopped and since then, Barzlam is a safe place. The culture is very much like Chechen, the language is Chechen too :)

	Past mapping
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Beginner territories, and Suria. Mostly cities. Want to try natural mapping more so hence I requested this :D

Link to my mapping in Shirokov, Suria: https://opengeofiction.net/#map=16/50.4942/69.4711&layers=B

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Xoxasochka (talk) 08:35, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Xoxasochka! Although what you have sent is not bad mapping per se, it's rather decent, it is not really plentiful in quantity. Do you have other mapping to showcase other than Shirokov? If not, the requirements for every mapper are the same, so it would be great if you could continue mapping until you've mapped roughly what is required (please see the following page for the exact info - red box under West Uletha). Other than that, the territory description is good, fitting, maybe could use a bit more detail, although the link towards the plan has expired, perhaps you could resend it. Best regards. :) ── Bixelkoven (talk) (West Uletha Admin) 20:15, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

Sorry for not responding, I was very busy, will try to map more in Shirokov and also natural mapping in southwest Suria. Xoxasochka (talk) 15:03, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

	Territory application closed
	No response from user within a 2 week period. ── Bixelkoven (talk) (West Uletha Admin) 18:49, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
	The territory application can be reopened again if needed.