Khazad-dûm / Moria - Khazad-dûm lies deep in the center of the Misty Mountains and was the stronghold of Durin, eldest of the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves. After the destruction of Beleriand many dwarves emigrated to Khazad-dûm, making it the greatest of dwarven cities. The dwarves of Khazad-dûm found enthusiastic trading partners and fellow craftspeople in the elven smiths of Eregion, and they shared the longest peaceful relationship between the two races. Khazad-dûm was also the only place whe