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[[Image:Samyrian map.png|thumb|right|200px|A map showing the location of Samyrian on the continent of Essos.]]
 
'''Samyrian''' is a city located in the east of Essos on the shores of the [[Jade Sea]], north-east of the [[Red Waste]] and [[Lhazar]], north of [[Bayasabhad]], and south-east of [[Vaes Dothrak]].<ref>[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/locations/qarth HBO viewers guide, season 2 map, Qarth entry]</ref> The name "Samyrian" comes from the HBO Season 2 Viewers' Guide, but it may be the same city that is called "Shamyriana" in the books and "Samyriana" in ''The Worlds of Ice and Fire ''​book. If that is the case, "Shamyriana" is the correct name; however, the city in ''The Worlds of Ice and Fire ''​is in a slightly different location.
   
 
==In the books==
'''Shamyriana''' is a city located in the far east of Essos on the shore of the [[Jade Sea]], north-east of the [[Red Waste]] and [[Lhazar]], north of [[Bayasabhad]], and far to the south-east of [[Vaes Dothrak]].<ref>[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/locations/qarth HBO viewers guide, season 2 map, Qarth entry]</ref>
 
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In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, no city called "Samyrian" has appeared. A city called "Shamyriana" has been mentioned. Like [[Bayasabhad]], it is known for its warrior-women. Merchants from Shamyriana trade at [[Vaes Dothrak]]. It is unclear if Samyrian and Shamyriana are the same city or different locations.
   
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''The Lands of Ice and Fire'' map collection does feature a city called "Samyriana", located east of the [[Dothraki sea]] in roughly the same location but on the edge of a vast desert rather than on the coast of the [[Jade Sea]] (the Jade Sea having been moved on those maps so it runs south of Essos rather than forming a large bay within it).
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Ran, the founder of Westeros.org and co-author of ''The Worlds of Ice and Fire'' book with [[George R.R. Martin]], weighed in on the issue: while ''The Lands of Ice and Fire'' is meant to be the new canonical geography, the name "Samyriana" appearing on its maps is itself a misprint, and the proper spelling is indeed "Shamyriana". However, because the city was mentioned only once in the first novel, rather than live with a known misprint on the official maps, subsequent reprints of the first novel may just be revised to use the spelling "Samyriana".<ref>[http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/63618-the-lands-of-ice-and-fire-a-new-map-book-out-in-oct-2012/page__st__180#entry3751336 Westeros.org forum]</ref> Either way, the name of the city is supposed to end in an "a", and the HBO Season 2 map is in error.
The HBO viewer's guide Season 2 map misspells it as "Samyrian", but the books give the proper name as "Shamyriana".
 
   
 
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* [http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Shamyriana Shamyriana at A Wiki of Ice and Fire.]
 
   
 
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Samyrian map

A map showing the location of Samyrian on the continent of Essos.

Samyrian is a city located in the east of Essos on the shores of the Jade Sea, north-east of the Red Waste and Lhazar, north of Bayasabhad, and south-east of Vaes Dothrak.[1] The name "Samyrian" comes from the HBO Season 2 Viewers' Guide, but it may be the same city that is called "Shamyriana" in the books and "Samyriana" in The Worlds of Ice and Fire ​book. If that is the case, "Shamyriana" is the correct name; however, the city in The Worlds of Ice and Fire ​is in a slightly different location.

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, no city called "Samyrian" has appeared. A city called "Shamyriana" has been mentioned. Like Bayasabhad, it is known for its warrior-women. Merchants from Shamyriana trade at Vaes Dothrak. It is unclear if Samyrian and Shamyriana are the same city or different locations.

The Lands of Ice and Fire map collection does feature a city called "Samyriana", located east of the Dothraki sea in roughly the same location but on the edge of a vast desert rather than on the coast of the Jade Sea (the Jade Sea having been moved on those maps so it runs south of Essos rather than forming a large bay within it).

Ran, the founder of Westeros.org and co-author of The Worlds of Ice and Fire book with George R.R. Martin, weighed in on the issue: while The Lands of Ice and Fire is meant to be the new canonical geography, the name "Samyriana" appearing on its maps is itself a misprint, and the proper spelling is indeed "Shamyriana". However, because the city was mentioned only once in the first novel, rather than live with a known misprint on the official maps, subsequent reprints of the first novel may just be revised to use the spelling "Samyriana".[2] Either way, the name of the city is supposed to end in an "a", and the HBO Season 2 map is in error.

See also

References

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