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'''Ghoyan Drohe''' is a ruined city that lies on the banks of the [[Little Rhoyne]] in the [[Velvet Hills]]. It sits to the north of the [[Flatlands]] on the [[eastern continent]] and to the east of [[Pentos]].<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Map of the Free Cities (A Dance with Dragons)|Map of the Free Cities]]</ref>
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{{Location map|Free Cities|long=-29|lat=15|label=Ghoyan Drohe|caption=Western [[Essos]] and the location of Ghoyan Drohe}}
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'''Ghoyan Drohe''' is a ruined city in the [[Velvet Hills]] of [[Essos]], north of the [[Flatlands]] and east of [[Pentos]]. It lies on the banks of the [[Little Rhoyne]], west of its confluence with the [[Rhoyne]].<ref>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[Map of the Free Cities (A Dance with Dragons)|Map of the Free Cities]]</ref>
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Ghoyan Drohe was destroyed by [[Valyria]].{{ref|ADWD|8}} It had been a [[Rhoynar]] city until the [[dragons]] of Valyria reduced it to smouldering desolation.
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Ghoyan Drohe was a [[Rhoynar]] city that was destroyed by the [[dragons]] of [[Valyria]] during the [[Rhoynish Wars]]. According to [[Tyrion Lannister]], until the wars the city was "a fair place, green and flowering, a city of canals and fountains."{{ref|ADWD|8}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[Daenerys Targaryen]] passes Ghoyan Drohe during the journey of Khal [[Drogo]]'s ''[[khalasar]]'' from [[Pentos]] to [[Vaes Dothrak]].<ref>"Journeys" map from ''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]''</ref>
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[[Daenerys Targaryen]] passes Ghoyan Drohe during the journey of [[Khal]] [[Drogo]]'s ''[[khalasar]]'' from [[Pentos]] to [[Vaes Dothrak]].{{ref|tloiaf| Journeys}}
  
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Tyrion Lannister]] meets the crew of the ''[[Shy Maid]]'' at Ghoyan Drohe.{{ref|ADWD|8}}
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[[Tyrion Lannister]] meets the crew of the ''[[Shy Maid]]'' at Ghoyan Drohe. He notes that "the canals were choked with reeds and mud, and pools of stagnant water gave birth to swarms of flies. The broken stones of temples and palaces were sinking back into the earth, and gnarled old willows grew thick along the riverbanks."{{ref|ADWD|8}}
  
 
==Chapters that take place at Ghoyan Drohe==
 
==Chapters that take place at Ghoyan Drohe==
*[[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 8|A Dance with Dragons: 8. Tyrion III]]
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*[[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 8|''A Dance with Dragons'': 8. Tyrion III]]
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==Quotes==
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{{Quote|Ghoyan Drohe had been a [[Rhoynar]] city, until the [[dragon]]s of [[Valyria]] had reduced it to a smoldering desolation.{{ref|ADWD|5}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts}}
  
==References and Notes==
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Western Essos and the location of Ghoyan Drohe

Ghoyan Drohe is a ruined city in the Velvet Hills of Essos, north of the Flatlands and east of Pentos. It lies on the banks of the Little Rhoyne, west of its confluence with the Rhoyne.[1]

History

Ghoyan Drohe was a Rhoynar city that was destroyed by the dragons of Valyria during the Rhoynish Wars. According to Tyrion Lannister, until the wars the city was "a fair place, green and flowering, a city of canals and fountains."[2]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Daenerys Targaryen passes Ghoyan Drohe during the journey of Khal Drogo's khalasar from Pentos to Vaes Dothrak.[3]

A Dance with Dragons

Tyrion Lannister meets the crew of the Shy Maid at Ghoyan Drohe. He notes that "the canals were choked with reeds and mud, and pools of stagnant water gave birth to swarms of flies. The broken stones of temples and palaces were sinking back into the earth, and gnarled old willows grew thick along the riverbanks."[2]

Chapters that take place at Ghoyan Drohe

Quotes

Ghoyan Drohe had been a Rhoynar city, until the dragons of Valyria had reduced it to a smoldering desolation.[4]

Tyrion Lannister's thoughts

References