Xelphia
 | This article is a geographic placeholder stub intended to be integrated by new players. It describes the general situation of this territory and its relation to other countries. It should not be understood to be a freestanding country.
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Xelphia | |
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Region of Sarpedon | |
| Continent | Sarpedon |
| Historical Relations |  Caphiria |
| Possible cultures | Latin Istroyan |
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| • Total | 1,583,780 km2 (611,502 sq mi) |
Xelphia is a geographical region located in northeast Sarpedon. It features borders with Caphiria to the west; Xalesia and Avamax to the south; Manuncia to the east; and the Sea of Canete to the north. Xelphia is a very highly-populated region, with its population centered in the northern and central areas.
Xelphia was a core component of the Ancient Istroyan civilization, and later the many Imperiums of Caphiria, as the region was conquered by the Second Imperium after the Crusades, and served as a key vassal for the later Third Imperium. Various waves of Latinic, Romance, and Slavic migrations had turned the region into a melting pot of Sarpedonian cultures. For many centuries, Xelphia remained under the banner of the Imperium, but as Caphiria's outer periphery dwindled, Xelphia was eventually de-colonized. It remains as an independent region though still under the Caphirian sphere of influence.
Geography
The northwestern borderlands of Xelphia is defined by the Intaris Mountains, of which it shares half of the range with Caphiria. Lake Scallabis is found in the center of Xelphia, with the Tenedo and Aguntum Rivers flowing out to the west and east, respectively. Many smaller rivers also run throughout inland Xelphia and the Xelphian heartland. Southeast Xelphia consists of many plains, grasslands, and temperate forests.
Xelphia is split into many climate zones. In the northwestern highlands, a steppe, semi-arid and true highland climate zones are seen, with cold southern hemisphere winter months and hot summer months. The coastal and northern half is under the humid subtropical climate zone, while the southern half and Xelphian heartland fall under the subtropical dry climate zone. These two regions feature humid and harsh summers and relatively mild winters. Xelphia receives a yearly average of 780 millimeters of precipitation, mostly in the form of rainfall.