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Urithiru is located almost exactly in the middle of the Rosharan continent, in the [[mountains of Ur]] at an elevation above 15 thousand feet{{book ref|tsm|19}}. It lies in the range's western part, on the border of [[Emul]] and [[Greater Hexi]].{{map ref|Roshar}} The tower sits on the east side of one of those mountains, leaning against two slopes.{{file ref|Urithiru.jpg|Urithiru sketch}}{{book ref|sa2|89}}
The plateau on which the tower is located is at a considerable altitude. The air is thin enough to make physical activity difficult.{{book ref|sa3|46}} The cliffs beneath it extend further than the eye can see.{{book ref|sa3|58}} This location is high enough that both [[highstorm]]s and the [[Everstorm]] pass beneath it, which makes it difficult for the tower's current occupants to obtain [[Stormlight]].{{book ref|sa3|4}}
=== True Desolation ===
Following the arrival of the [[Everstorm]], Urithiru became the center of military power for the [[coalition of monarchs]], led by Dalinar and the Alethi. Most [[highprince]]s, chief among them [[House Kholin]], relocated there along with their armies.{{book ref|sa3|2}} The Alethi began to reinhabit the tower,
As a prelude to the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]], the [[Voidbringers]] attacked Urithiru through the subverted [[Kholinar]] Oathgate.{{book ref|sa3|i|14}} Although initially somewhat successful, they were eventually pushed back and out of the city.{{book ref|sa3|120}}
== Politics ==
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Because Urithiru is rediscovered at the advent of the first [[Everstorm]] during the [[Battle of Narak]], it becomes the immediate refuge and then the de facto home of most of the nation of [[Alethkar]].{{book ref|sa2|86}} The Alethi, who have been at the [[Shattered Plains]] to pursue the fulfillment of the [[Vengeance Pact]], largely move away from their warcamps and populate the tower after its discovery.{{book ref|sa1|4}}{{book ref|sa3|2}} The nation of Alethkar is subsequently taken by the Fused, and efforts to defend the capital city, [[Kholinar]], are unsuccessful.{{book ref|sa3|58}}{{book ref|sa3|89}} This means that King [[Elhokar]], and later Queen [[Jasnah]], rules from Urithiru over the population that has resettled in the tower.{{book ref|sa3|12}}{{book ref|sa4|16}}
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